When Sourav Ganguly took off his shirt and waved it at the Lords
after winning the Natwest Trophy in 2002, he probably did not
know that people of his city had done the same thing a century
ago -- to celebrate a historic football victory in 1911.  On
July 29, 1911, a barefoot bunch of 11 Indians, representing
Mohun Bagan, defeated fancied East Yorkshire Regiment team to
lay their hands for the first time on the then coveted IFA
Shield.  An international news agency report on that day said,
"When it was known that East Yorkshire regiment had been beaten
by two goals to one, the scene beggared description, the
Bengalees tearing off their shirts and waving them."  The
report, which was reproduced from an anthology of news articles
published by Press Club, Kolkata, says, "The vast majority saw
nothing of the game and was informed of the progress by flying
kites."  There was also no racial overtone. "The European
spectators were good humoured and the Bengalees cheered the
losing team," said the report.  A newspape