On 27 March David Corbett and his dog Pickles were walking in the Beulah Hill district of South East London, when Pickles begun to sniff at a box that was lying under the hedge of  house. the cup was wrapped in an old newspaper, tied with string. When he opened the box, he recognized the trophy when he noticed the winner's names on the bottom. He handed the parcel to the police in the Gypsy Hill police .Police took  the trophy to Cannon Row police station where Harold Mayes  they identified the trophy.announced the recovery of the trophy the next morning but retained the Cup as evidence until 18 April. They returned it to the FIFA before the opening of the tournament.