The morning call., 1893-03-19
FOOTBALL.
Players Who Are Praying for Fine
Weather,

Weather.
Jupiter Pluvius was on his good behavior
last Sunday and the association game at
Central Park was played under favorable
conditions as regards the ground and the
weather.
The race Is not always TO The swift, nor
the battle TO the strong, a comforting re
Election which may not bring the GRANTEES
much joy, but which nevertheless is q
dictum " hich makes life worth living.
The first half OF the game undoubtedly
belonged to the GRANTEES, and it sesmed a
walkover for them OF the poor combination
displayed hy the ROvers.
But, OIL what a difference in the second
half The Rovers seemed to have recov-
cred their second wind and improved their
combination, and the manner in which
they notChed the three goals that gave them
the victory fairly asIounded the spectators.
For the GRANTEES Craig and Gnmley, as
backs, played q good game, while Voss.
Patterson and McLennau put in some brill
liant work for their team.
Holden and Farrell, the Rovers' backs,
worked like TrOjans. and Smith, Wicks.
James and Cegg were conspicuous by their
good team work.
The deadlock in the junior league was
broken on Sunday last by the California
Juniors beating the American ViOlets by a
score OF goals to nil.
The Junior Association crusade is begin
ming to bear good fruit, and already one of
the juniors mas graduated to the senior
ranks.
Young McGilvray of the California
Juniors made his appearance on Sunday
last as halfback in the Rovers, and besides
playing a good game, which was favOIably
commented on by experts, notchsd the
winning goal which gave the Rovers the
victory over The GRANTEES.
President Ferguson OF the Junior League,
IN connection with Captain Stanton of the
California Juniors, Is selecting a picked
team of san Francisco Juniors to 90 to Ok
land and try conclusions with the Spartan
Junior ASSOCIATION team of that city.
The Pacific Association Football League
held a special meeting last week, and threw
out the Hilbert trophy game PLAYED be-
tween the Ihistles and Pacific Wanderers
on Washingtnn's birthday, in which the lat
ter team was victorious. This is said by
many to be one of the ''Tankest decisions
ever rendered by any football league. The
Wanderers have, by this decision, been SEN
tened Two points for an infringement of
captic rules committed by he Thistle team
The Wanderers threaten to sever their con-
nectiOn with the league, but 1t is hoped a
more pacific course will be pursued.
The league selected the Thistles and Oak
and Athletics to visit San Jose on the % Il
April, and 10 passing over the Wanderers
shat Team thinks that the delegates admin
istered an unmerited suub to them, who
we're the first to introduce the association
game in san Francisco.
The winning team in the San Jose exhi-
Oition Will be presented with trophy by
an enterpTising firm of the Garden City.
The present time is prOpitiOus for a visit to
San Jose, as the people there are feeling
rnOd pr0SuePfiva lonuffnp ~ 20
capital in that city.
AT Piedmont the Oakland Athletics de-
feated the San francisco Rangers by the
lopsided score Of goals to 2. The ground
was a perfect sea Of mud and water, and
the mud-stained Rangers must have felt
bad after such terrible dIubbing.
The British army has an association team
Of footballers which holds great reputa-
lien among the football clubs of the old
country. The champion army team is the
Black Watch Highland Regiment OF gloIi-
aus TenOWn, and its brilliant style Of play
ing the association game has attracted CON
siderable attention in the British Isles.
During the battalion's so1ourn in the
Emerald Isle its football record was a
splendid one, for besides defeating Ireland 4
crack association clubs it carried of not
only the Army cup, but the Belfast Charity
cup and the County Antrim Challenge
shield as we'll
Apropos of army teams 1t is a fact not
generally known that there are quite a
number of crack association players among
Uncle Sans boys at the Preside, and a
team of soldier boys will compete for foot
ball houors next season among the associa-
ton clubs OF this city.
Sloman. the ROVers' custodian, Is playing
now in good form, and gave good exhibit
ION on Sunday last in the game against the
GRANTEES.
To-day at Central Park the Thistle team
will oppose the Rangers in competition for
GRANTEES will face the Wanderers In battle
array.
A meeting of the Pacific Association Foot
hall League will be held at Headquarters on
Friday evening, the 31st inst.
Irvine Of the Thlstles has gone to British
Columbia and his team has lost a playeT
who has done them and the association
much credit