After a magnificent match England beat Scotland at 'Soccer' football at the Crystal Palace on Saturday by 2 goals to 0, and so won the international championship without having a single goal scored against them in their three matches.
   The Prince of Wales was an interested spectator of the match. He stayed right to the end, and was obviously keenly interested in the play, which Lord Kinnaird explained to him.
   During the interval Stark and Crompton, the respective captains, were presented to the Prince, who motored away from the Palace immediately after the conclusion of the match.
   Scotland, as usual, wore Lord Rosebery's racing colours, rose and primrose hoops, and England played in white shirts and blue knickers. Unfortunately, England's captain, V. J. Woodward, was unable to play, owing to a kick sustained in the 'Spurs and Gainsborough match the previous Saturday, and this gave Fleming, a brilliant young Swindon forward, a chance. There were about 35,000 spectators.
   Bob Crompton, who formerly captained England before Woodward took up the duties, again had to look after the fortunes of the Rose, and his play was certainly the feature of the game. None who saw the dashing display given by the Blackburn man will ever forget it. In years he has reached the veteran stage, but he played with the enthusiasm of a boy of seventeen, and was certainly the hero of the match.
   It was a curious game. England won the toss, and had a light wind and a powerful sun at their backs. Thus aided they were always the much better side in the first half, and scored twice. The tables were turned after the interval, and the tricky Scottish forwards were generally attacking. But they were driven back time and again by the superb defence opposed to them.
   The game was only about three minutes old when Fleming and Pentland forced a corner on the English right. The ball came right across to Wall on the left wing, and he drove in a fast shot. The ball struck Cameron, who kicked clear, but it went straight back to Wall again, who fired it through a crowd of players, and Brownlie, the Scottish goalkeeper, never saw it until it was in the net.
   Twelve minutes later Wall and Holley ran right round the Scottish defence, and Wall was left in the end with a clear field and only Brownlie to beat. The last-named came to meet the Manchester United winger, but Wall, steadying himself with wonderful coolness, slammed the ball into the net and won the game.
   England had many more chances of scoring after this, but Brownlie stopped many good shots. Once Freeman headed over the bar from a beautiful centre by Fleming.
   It was Scotland's turn in the second half. Her half-backs were now assisting in the attack, and the forwards playing pretty, pattern-weaving football. But they overdid this style of play, and Crompton and Pennington used their weight to such effect that they were never allowed to get at close range.
   Little Wedlock, the English centre half, too, literally danced attendance on big, burly Quinn, and the dashing Scottish centre, whose name is synonymous with tearaway football, was singularly ineffective. But Paul, the only amateur playing, and Wilson on the left wing executed some clever movements, and Bennett and Robbie Walker on the other side of the field were nearly as good. During this time McNair, the Scottish right-half, played splendidly, and was frequently fulfilling the role of a sixth forward.
   Once Crompton bore through a crowd of players and headed away a corner, and after the ball was cleared Mr. Stark, the referee, spoke sharply to him about his vigour. It was an extraordinary action, which the crowd resented in the usual manner, and Crompton looked very surprised and indignant. He is the fairest and most gentlemanly of players, but nature has endowed him with splendid physical attributes, and he uses them, but always fairly.
   Later on a penalty was awarded to Scotland, through the ball striking Pennington's hand. Stark took the kick, and sent the ball softly to Hardy, who easily saved. At the other end Fleming, Holley, and Wall all had excellent chances of scoring, but shot badly, and so the game ended in a 2 to 0 victory for England.