Possible Clues:

• "Support our ___" (patriotic request)
• Soldiers turn to play over a ball
• A good man gives shelter to destitute backward masses
• To an extent, turns poor tommies back into fighting force
• Marching orders recipients
• Forces game to change direction, keeping ball
• Nothing in sport upset the soldiers
• Military men
• Crowds turning up for play about love
• Spot or order out of the fortress