Frankfort on Main, with 500,000 inhabitants, is the city where German Emperors were elected and crowned in bygone days. The town is in an exceptionally fine position at the convergence of Europe's main natural highways. It enjoys the further advantage of having in its immediate neighbourhood a number of world famed Spas and health resorts. Without exaggeration it may be said that few towns in Europe or elsewhere provide for intellectual and artistic life as Frankfort does.

In 1848, the first German Parliament assembled here, and up to 1866 Frankfort guarded its proud privilege as a "Free Imperial City," and it is its coveted privilege to be the birth place of Goethe and the Rothschilds.

To-day it justly claims to be foremost in provision of sports grounds, and we were all amazed this morning when we were taken out to the new Stadium on a visit of inspection to what is the finest Sports Park in the world.

The aerial view of this wonderful place on the next page gives little idea of the magnitude of the undertaking. Built at a cost of £300,000, it is larger than Wembley exhibition, and comprises a Stadium, four other football grounds, an up-to-date cycle track, two open air swimming baths, tennis courts, and an open air theatre, all being built with modern grand stands and terracing. The City Council of Frankfort are to be congratulated on solving an un­employment problem, as this great enterprise was carried out as a relief scheme and the result is the conversion of virgin forest land into the finest sports arena ever yet laid out.

Our first game of the tour was versus ''Eintract" F.C., and we arrived at the ground at 5.30 p.m., where a crowd of 10.000 were watching a junior game which was being played previous to the big match. The weather was un­settled and no doubt affected the attendance. The kick off was at 6.30, and our side lined up as follows: — Hufton; Earl, Norrington; Smailes, Barrett, Cadwell; Yews, Earle, Loughlin, Moore, Ruffell.

The game was keenly followed by the crowd  which in­cluded a considerable number from Wiesbaden, and the German side played vigorous and fast football, but the game resulted in a win for the Hammers 2-1, the goals being scored by Loughlin and Earle.

Several flat events were run off before our match started and we saw Doctor Wichmann break the German 200 metres record, doing 244 seconds against 26 3/5ths seconds.

After the game both teams and officials sat down to dinner in the Stadium Restaurant, during which the Presi­dent of the Frankfort Club presented a bronze statuette to the West Ham Club in commemoration of their visit.