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In South America young men had started their own clubs, such as Boca Juniors and River Plate. The outstanding team at the time was Alumni, a British based side. The line-up contained 6 men with the surname Brown! Everton won their first match against Alumni 4-0, with Bert Freeman scoring a hat-trick.