The morning call., 1893-01-29
FOOTBALL.
Games to Be Played in This City and
Oakland

Games to Be Played in This City and
Oakland.
TIE football enthusiast was in his element
last Sunday, no less than four games taking
place n The city.
The association fOotballeFs decided their
championship, the coveted honor being
won by the Thistes after a close and eXcit-
ing contest.
The Wanderers deserve credit for the
plucky manner in which they have worked
their team up to the final tie in the face of
tBe dspuiung defeats which they sustained
In the early part Of the season from the
Scotch combination
The Thistle team will journey to Oak
land to-day and Lay friendly game with
the local association team.
The Oakland boys, like the Wanderers
team, have shown improved form in every
game. and The champions will have to be at
their best # they wish to keep on top.
The game viii take place at the Pied
mont baseball grounds, which the Oakland
team has leased for the season.
The association has decided TO keep
things lively during the season, and two
teams will perform at Piedmont every Sun
day, while the usual game at Central Park
viii be maintained.
The Thistle boys have secured the SER
vices Of a new player named Murray, VINO
comes with a great English reputation, haY-
iDg PLAYED with the Oxford Association
team.
Two new association teams will make
their first public appearance at Central
Park to-day.
The game Will be between the GRANTEES
and the Rangers.
The Rangers have just organized and
applied for admission to the Pacific Coast
Football Association.
G. Brown viii at as captain for the
Ringers team, and Peter Mekeand. zoo
MarpOsa street, will answer all cOmmuni-
cations relative - club matches.
The Royers' Club he'd a meeting last
week 10 select strong eleven to carry the
clubs cOi0rs 10 victory in the coming CON-
petitions for he Hilbert trophy.
The first round OF the competition for the
Hilbert trophy Will commerce on Febru-
arr ..
TIE league. at its last meeting, decided
TO award the trophy TO the club gaining the
highest number Of points.
The points VIII be Teck0ned under league
rules, namely, every club ID the association
viii be drawn against each other twice, the
winners Of any game will be credited two
points, and IN the case of a draw the two
cOutesti0g clubs viii be cred ted with one
point each.
The Junior Association Football League
10 receiving strong support from the young
siers, and the boys are showing great aDtI-
tude Ia learning the game
The Junior League is now composed of
SIX clubs, namely. California Juniors. Golden
u te R0yeTs, California NIolets, Southern
Heights Mission Rangers and Golden City.
lie association IS making an effort to in
duee some enterDrising firm TO present the
BOYS with trophy for competition.
p n fv1n
league On the same basis as the Pacific
Coast Football Association, and Ii is on the
cards that Mr.. David Ferguson of the
THISTLE Club viii be selected as its first
president.
a. MacKillop, secretary Of the Pacific
Coast Football Association, writes that he
rules Of the as OciatiOn game have now
been printed Ia book form, and that intend
ing football organizations can have a supply
OF them by addressing him at association
headquarters, corner OF Mlnna and New
Montgomery streets.
The ROveIs team have secured the serv-
ices Of L. Farrell to play fullback for
them during the season. MI Farrell is a
San francisco boy of great athletic train
ing, and possesses The hight sort oil material
Tor the position be has been selected to fill
The Royers are highly pleased with their
new acquisition, as Farrell will consider
ably strengthen their team.
The Overland Monthly has in the latest
number illustrated articles as follows:
intercollegiate Football on the Pacific
Coast" by Phi Weaver Jr., critical re-
view OF the development of the game on the
coast, including the recent notable matches
III San Francisco. Washington and Southern
California, with photographs of the three
great teams, individual players. some IN
costume. some portraits, including Hunt,
Henry, Benson and Taylor for the u. c..
TWO plays between Olympics VS.. L. c.. and
twelve plays between the Z. c. and Stan
ford teams, from photos by James w.
Hutchinson, A. A. Martin and F. A. Cabs.
a photo Of the U. G. wedge Is also included.
Iet0uched from negative by George j.
Henry Jr. The u. c. wedge and the Stan
ford tying wedge are characteristic pictures
of the article