Leland, GA (English spelling)

Japanese: Leland,G.A.(英語表記)LelandGA
Leland, GA (English spelling)

… The first soccer match in Japan was played in 1873 by a party led by British Lieutenant Commander Douglas, who was invited to Japan to train the Japanese Navy. Later, it was taught by George A. Leland, who became a teacher at the Taiso Denshujo, and spread through schools. Tokyo Higher Normal School, which absorbed the Taiso Denshujo, established a soccer club early on, and played matches with foreign teams, taught all over the country, and translated foreign books on soccer. …

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Japanese:

… 日本ではじめてサッカーの試合が行われたのは,1873年日本の海軍を指導するために招かれたイギリスのダグラス少佐一行によるものであった。その後体操伝習所の教師となったリーランドGeorge A.Lelandによって指導され,学校を通じて広められた。なかでも体操伝習所を吸収した東京高等師範では早くから蹴球部がつくられ,対外試合,全国各地への指導,サッカーの外国書籍の翻訳などを行った。…

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