The morning call., 1893-01-03
HEADS AND FEET.
How Football Was Played
Yesterday.
GOOD GAME;AT CENTRAL PARK.
The Thistle Club Easily Disposed OF
the 0aklanders From Across
the Bay.

The Oakland Football Club. which is
known as the Oakland Thistles. made its
INAUGURAL appearance in the first game of
s.series of association games at Central
Park yesterday afternoon.
The opponents of the 0aklanders were
the ThistEes Of this city, team which has
had considerable practice since the associa.
tion game was established on this coast.
hGOaklsnders wore white knickerbockers
and jerseys, and the Thistes donned blue
uniform.
a better day for football could not have
been, desired. There was just enough
winter in.the atmosphere to make the buys
feel as if they could play ball for week.
A large delegation of the sport-loying
. public of Oakland was represented on the
sunny side of the park. and whenever good
play was made by member Of the team
that kicked for the City OF Oaks cheers
loud and strong would be heard from the
Oakland contingent.
As for the game. IL was much better
contest than the fondest admirer OF the
Oakland team expected, notwithstanding
that the Thistles won by scoring four goals
TO their opponents one.
The contest opened by Pollock. the center
forward Of the Thlstles, putting the ball Ia
motion. 1t was Immediately taken In
charge by Irvine and PurYis. the Thistle
forwards who worked the leather along the
field until Proctor and OTchison of the Oak
lands were met. The latter, by a good
kick, sent the sphere back to center field.
Here there was some pretty fo0twork done
by members Of both teams, and the ball
was kept constantly going from man 10 man.
Chalmers aud Pollock finally made n COM
binatlon. and, working the ball beautifully
between them, they got II within good kick
ing distance of the Oakland goal.
FOrgie and Molr were on the lookout Tor
n shot and frustrated the well-laid plans of
their opponents by head punt and a kick.
which sent the ball back again to mdfeld.
Here Johnston met il. and by clever drib-
bling the ball was gradually worked up TO
within few yards of the Thistles' stick.
LumsdeB. the Thistles' goalkeeper, was
kept busy defen ding bis goal, and it looked
for While as if the Oaklanders would
score.
Tierney. however. came to Lumsden's
timely assistance, and by a few clever
moves and good kick the ball was sent TO
the south, where tbs forward division of
the ThsIles took it in charge.
combined effort was now made to work
it into the Oakland territory, and William
Pollock By well-directed kick drove the
ball between the posts, thereby scoring first
goal for the Thstles.
After this the Oaklanders seemed to gain
new life, and some very spirited play on
division Of the OaklandeTs distinguished
himself by succession Of close plays. His
work was so very excellent in one instance
that the back division of the Thistles was
unable to stop his progress. Passing the in
dOmitable IIeTney, who is seldom defeated
by an opponent, Sinillie encountered Rey-
nolds, and, to the surprise OF players and
spectators, he sent the ball shooting through
the Thstles' goal amid the widest applause.
The game at this lunctuTe stood horse and
horse.
Again the leather was put In play and
this time the Thistles proved by their care
ful training that they were we'll supplied
with steam and muscle.
TIE 0aklanders made several determined
efforts to break through the 1hiStles' for
ward division, but each time they tried
their fancy movements they met with
worked up close to the Oaklsnders' goal,
where il remained several minutes lodging
from one player to another.
Several corners were conceded TO the
Thistles, from one Of which Irvine scored
point, making the game two to one in favor
Of the 1histles.
The 02klsnders began to lag after this
andst y plainly manifest that they needed
better training. The strong play of the
Thistles was beginning to tell on the boys
from over the bay and 1t was not many min
utes after when Tom Thumb" Irvine of
OF Oakland and distinguished himself by
making several very clever plays. Proctor
Of the Oakland division kicked over touch
20 save goal.
From a corner kick conceded to the This
ties Chalmers Of the latter team placed the
bail we'll and started it directly into the
mouth Of the goal. CASTOR of the Thlstes
attempted to complete the effort by heading
the ball through the goal. BE failed in the
attempt and the whistle sounded the end
Of the first half.
After an intermission of ten minutes the
game WAS resumed.
The ball was put into play by Forgie, and
when 1t reached the center Of the field it re-
ceiyed a good warming from both sides.
he Oaklanders were playing somewhat
wildly and used bad judgment in many in
stances. Moir and SmilIie attempted to
break through the Thistles' forward d.
vision by passing to Lumsden a swift shot,
which, however, the latter player stop ped
20 time with his hands. giving. however. a
corner 10 the Oakianders. Turner placed
the bal well for MS team and made splen-
did snot, which; unfortunately for Oakland,
was stopped by Pollock in the nick of time.
The leather was then passed to Purvis,
who made decidedly brilliant run unaided
up the right wing of the field until he
reached within ten yards of the Oaklanders'
goal. Here his grand effort to score was
frustrated by OrchisoD. who captured the
goal which would have been scored
against it.
The 0akIanders seemed to gain new life,
and they made several grand attempts to
score. Lumsden had all he could do at
tending to the goal, as shots from the Oak
land side were coming in pretty fast.
Nor and Forgie of Oakland were playing
splendid game, and frequently passed
Reyno Is and Tierney, the back division Of
the Thistles.
Purvi> ane irvine fUalIv got possession
CT theeather. and by dribblng and clever
lacking they worked the leather along the
field until they met Ga ston, who relieved
them By taking the ball and registering the
hrst goal Of the second half in favor of the
Thistles.
When time was called for the finish the
: Ihlstles had the bail dangerously close to
their opponents goal, and would have
: scored again had they had few minutes
more o play
The Osklanders, considering their limited
practice, did we'll. and will be heard from
as being dangerous opponents when they
make tneI next appearance In public.
They were banqueted by the Thistle team
last evening at the latters' headquarters on
Mnna and New Montgomery streets.
The makeup Of the teams is as follows:
oAKLASDERs. PosrrIoS. THIsrLEs.
g. Robinson. Goal Nv. Lumsden
G. 0Tchi.on HACKS. ~ R esr1ss
4. 3.alug..~-ss.-..l (........D. Pollock
JIG Wler.-...... .Halfbacks. .....J. Moore
A Hunter--...-=-J l....-. A Chalmers
e Jobnston......l (.J Purvis
J. Smlies.. ..........J. Irvine
X. Forgie..., Forwards NV. Pollock
: j. G. 1urner...... -. Robertson
2 p. Moir..--....... ......Jos CASTOR
j. Lumsden umpired for the Thstles and
James Potullo umpired for the Oaklanders.
The referee was William Smith.
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