Marcel Slawick
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Marcel Slawick was a French
football
referee during the 1920s; born in Paris France on February 13, 1877.
Slawick twice refereed the French Cup Final (in 1921 and 1925), but is perhaps most well-known for being the referee at the 1924 Olympic Football
final between Switzerland
and the eventual winners Uruguay
.http://www.fff.fr/cfra/actu/chiffres/1706.shtml. His selection for the final came about because of the controversy surrounding the semi-final victory by the Uruguayans over the Dutch. The second half penalty which won the game for the South Americans was bitterly contested by the Dutch and the Uruguayans disputed the selection of Johannes Mutters
as the match referee in the final. As a result Slawick's name was drawn out of a hat.
Slawick refereed four games in the Olympics between 1924 and 1928.
He died on August 19, 1976.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
referee during the 1920s; born in Paris France on February 13, 1877.
Slawick twice refereed the French Cup Final (in 1921 and 1925), but is perhaps most well-known for being the referee at the 1924 Olympic Football
Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics
At the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, Uruguay dominated the Football tournament winning the Gold.-Amateur Status:In 1921, the Belgium Football Association first allowed for payments to players for time lost from work; in the months that followed four other Associations permitted similar...
final between Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
and the eventual winners Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
.http://www.fff.fr/cfra/actu/chiffres/1706.shtml. His selection for the final came about because of the controversy surrounding the semi-final victory by the Uruguayans over the Dutch. The second half penalty which won the game for the South Americans was bitterly contested by the Dutch and the Uruguayans disputed the selection of Johannes Mutters
Johannes Mutters
D. Johannes Mutters was a Dutch international football referee during the 1920s and early 1930s.Mutters came to international prominence during the 1920s alongside Willem Eymers. Both men represented the Netherlands in the 1920 Olympic Games football tournament...
as the match referee in the final. As a result Slawick's name was drawn out of a hat.
Slawick refereed four games in the Olympics between 1924 and 1928.
He died on August 19, 1976.