Kolkata, India, July 29, 1911. The recent monsoon rains had left the Indian capital washed clean, lush in greenery, and ready for a new start. The city was now braced for a deluge of another kind—one of football fans. Special trains and extra boatswere ferrying passengers from across the region. Trams were overflowing, and horse-drawn carriages waited in gridlock traffic throughout the city.