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on or before the 1st day of February in the ensuing year, in good order and condition. Should the Cup be destroyed or damaged by fire or other accident whilst under the care or custody of the Club, the Club shall refund to the Association the amount of its original value or the cost of thorough repair, and should the Cup be lost or destroyed from any other cause whilst under the care or custody of the Club, the Club shall in addition to any other penalty which the Association may impose, pay to the Association a sum of £100 as and for liquidated damages.

32. In addition to the Cup, the Association shall present Medals or Badges to the players in the Final Tie.

33. All notices required to be given to the Association by any of these Rules shall be addressed to the Secretary, at the offices of The Football Association, Ltd., 104, High Holborn, London, W.C.

34. The Council shall have power to alter or add t6 the above Rules as they from time to time deem expedient.



RULES OF THE AMATEUR CHALLENGE CUP COMPETITION.

1. The Cup shall be called "The Football Association Amateur Challenge Cup."

2. The Cup is the property of the Football Association, Limited.

3. The entire control and management of the Competition shall be vested in the Council.

4. The Competition shall be open to all amateur Clubs belonging to this or an affiliated Association and approved by the Council. The Cup shall be competed for annually in accordance with the following rules by eleven members (amateurs), who, unless a satisfactory reason is given, shall represent the full available strength of each competing Club. Any Club having one or more professionals registered is not an Amateur Club within the meaning of this Rule.

5. A professional who has been reinstated as an amateur after 1902 shall not be eligible to play in this Competition.

6. Each Club desirous of competing shall give notice of such desire to the Secretary of the Association, on or before the 1st day of September previous to that season in which such Club proposes to compete, and shall with such notice forward an entrance fee of ten shillings. The Council may reject the entry