The morning call., 1893-03-05
FOOTBALL.
Contests for the Trophy Are Becom-
ing Exciting.

ing Exciting.
The fine weather Of the past few weeks
has been propitious for outdoor sports. and
the various football grounds have been
crowded with the irrepressible and enthusi-
astic leather hunter.
The association footballers held out at
their old stand at Central Park, the attrac-
ton being the scheduled game between the
Rangers and the GRANTEES for the Hilbert
trophy.
Both teams showed greatly improved form
IN their previous efforts. and while the
GRANTEES came out ON top by score of four
goals to two they had to work hard to main
tain their lead.
The Junior Association championship Is
still undecided, as the California Juniors
and American Violets again played drawn
game.
Both teams are about even in caliber and
contain the pick of the Junior Association
footballers, who have been developed this
season under the experienced tuition of
President Ferguson.
Matt Kerr is another enthusiastic gentle
man who has done much to push the junior
movement to a success, and has proved a
capable lieutenant to Ferguson in his
juvenile crusade.
The spirits of the junior brigade will be
raised by the news that Secretary MacKil-
iop of the league has received a challenge
from junior team in Oakland expressing
a willingness to try conclusions with any
San Francisco junior team.
The new junior Oakland combination is
called the Spartan and is captained by Al
Mackenzie of Gil Tenth street, Oakland, who
writes that the age of no member of the
team must exceed IS years.
The California Juniors should prove
good match for the Spartans, and Captain
Stanton has now a chance to uphold the
honor of the San Francisco boys against the
Oakland youths aud show the new aspir-
ants for football hOnoTS that young San
Francisco is right in it when il comes to as
ISOLATION football.
Association circles are greatly agit ated at
present over the status of Marsh, the ex-
captain OF the Portland team.
1t is recognized rule in association foot
ball communities that no player can partici-
gate with TWO different teams in a cup tie
competition.
Marsh played for the GRANTEES against the
Ihistles on February 5. and again on Feb
ruary 10 appeared in tile Thistle team
against the OakIands.
At the last meeting Of the league Oakland
protested against Marsh playing in the
Thistle team, and after very excitable and
acrimonious debate the Thistle team lost
the two points which they won By defeating
the Oakland boys for the Hilbert trophy.
The discussion over the head of this player
has been intensified by the Thistle team
again playing Marsh on Washing ton's birth
day against the Wanderers, but in this game
the Thstles were defeated and the Wander
ers gained two points in the competition for
the Hilbert trophy.
An effort is being made to review this
game and make the Wanderers team suffer
. for technical breach of competition rules
committed by the Thistle team.
The mex. meeting of the league will GER
lalniy be stormy one, but if some of the
delegates Ill avoid cEicanery and approach
the question in a fair-mnded spirit it
should prove easy of settlement.
A special meeting of the league will be
called for Friday. March 10. to dispose of
the Marsh" controversy, and the associa-
display their ability in settling this "Vexata
qu6stio."
The March schedule CT games for the
= Hilbert trophy will bring the Oakland and
Wanderers teams together at Central Park
to-day.
- This should prove good game. and as it
IS nearly six weeks since both teams faced
: each other, when the Wanderers won by
2,gOals TO 0, great interest is felt as to what
showing the Oaklands will make against
the Wanderers, who have made great strides
.- at the game since the last contest and are
now practically the champions by having
defeated the Thlsiles.
1t will be hard-eonte tested game from be-
ginning TO end, with the chances fayoring a
victory for the Wanderers.
The GRANTEES and Rangers teams will visit
Oakland to play off their schedule game for
81 The Hilbert trophy, and this will afford the
Rangers an opportunity 10 avenge the defeat
of last Sunday
The proposition Of sending the Thistles
and Wanderers teams to San Jose is now
being discussed by these clubs, and arrange
ments will shortly be made for carrying thu
project to a successful conclusion.