1912 Olympic Games Official Report Part 2

Referees.The Football Committee which, in accordance with the agreementmade with the Swedish Olympic Committee, had undertaken the taskof procuring referees, was not forced to rely solely on our own Swedishfootball-referees but could also reckon on the assistance of anumber of well-known men from abroad who, before the Games began,informed the Football Committee of their intention to be present atthese competitions and, at the same time, expressed their willingnessto assist the Football Committee as referees, if their help should bedesired. The following persons acted as referees during the courseof the competition: GROOTHOFF (Holland), HERCZOG (Hungary), H.MEISL (Austria), P. PHILIPS (Scotland), G. WAGSTAFFE-SIMMONS (England),H. G. WILLING (Holland), R. GELBORD and P. SJÖBLOM (Sweden).The linesmen, however, were exclusively Swedes.The draws for the matches.When the football-entries closed on the 29 May, the followingnations had given notice of their participation in the competition:Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain,Holland, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Russia and Sweden, or 13 together.Of this number France and Belgium withdrew from the event.The matches were played according to the International Cup Tie(elimination) method, by which the teams are drawn in couples. The teamswhose lots bring them together play against each other, the winnersof the first round having then to draw again in couples, and so on,until but two teams are left. The winner of the final receives thefirst prize ; the loser in the final, the second, while the two teamsthat were beaten in the semi-finals play each other for third prize.If, as in the case of the competition in 1912, there are 12 teamsentered, only eight of these play in the first round, the other fourhaving a “bye” and not playing before the second round begins; thefour matches of this round giving the semi-finalists.The consolation series, in which all the teams, with the exceptionof the semi-finalists, had the right to take part, were arranged inaccordance with the same system.Attention is called to the fact that, for the Olympic Football Competition,only nations and associations affiliated to the FédérationInternationale de Football Association were allowed to enter teams, asotherwise, the result would most certainly have been, that the Federationwould have vetoed the holding of the competition. The Bohewrote,asking for permission to take partmian Football Associationin the event, but, for the reason mentioned above, the Swedish FootballAssociation was unable to be of service to Bohemia in the matter,and the entry was not accepted.The draws for the Olympic Football Competition of 1912 tookplace at the Office of the National Association on the 18June, 1911, the public being allowed to be present. All the nationstaking part in the contest had been informed by circular that, if they483