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Show ' ' "Fdotbail In Japan. ' iAmong tho many things that 'Japan ' borrowod from j China twns football, said to havo been Introduced ps early as the middle of tho Bovcnth century. The Emporpr Tpbalfl1. woancxpertr jplayo- and got up a club at his pal-a9 pal-a9 CohsldorltiB hdWiivorse -most Orleijt arp tQ had ,worH, andriVlg-, orous oxarcso, It may be supposed that tho gamo was very different from .ours. Novortholoss tho Japanoso form Booths to have' boon 'popular; and we ' m'aytracetho beglnnlngpf profosi .-slonallsm .-slonallsm to an omporor and his court, of wbomit Is told that in a tltno of povorty, thoy -earned a llttlo otra monoy by teaching" the art of toqtbalJ.fI t, 1, ( , 1(i, , |