Match Report: Yorkshire Evening Post: 26th May 1924: Courtesy Steve Bell
"JIM" BAKER'S BOUQUET.
LEEDS UNITED'S PLEASANT TIME IN HOLLAND.
Dutch football officials have been saying nice things about the clean, sportsman-like behaviour of Leeds United on and off the field, and the United players have been thanked for the part they have played in improving Association football in Holland. Before the match with the Hague, Jim Baker, the Leeds United captain, was presented with a basket of red and white flowers - the colours being those of the local club.
Down was unable to play in this match owing to his injury, and his place was taken by Lambert, the reserve inside forward. Armand played inside for Whipp, otherwise the team was at full strength. The game was fast but somewhat one-sided, for according to Allan Ure, the trainer, the Leeds men played football of the very best, and, consequently overplayed the local men, who were not quite at full strength.
Ure, gives it as his opinion that if a few English referees toured Holland in the summer months they could improve the Dutch game. He says the Dutch referees do not treat such offences as pushing and offside quite so seriously as they should. The Dutch players are remarkable controllers of the ball, and have very little to learn in this direction.
