The match between he Viennese Jewish sport society, “Hakoah,” and the Polish students sport society, “Polonia,” which ended in a victory for the Hakoah, has aroused a tremendous interest in football among the Jewish cheder children and youths. in Warsaw and the provinces.
One Jewish boy, Reuben Milejkowsky of Troki, district of Wilna,
was so overwhelmed by the new craze that he lost his mind. With motions imitating the various moves in the game, he keeps on saying “Must defeat Hakoah.”
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