The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-14
FOOTBALL.
Advancement of the Association and
Gaelic Games.

The Gaelic football season opened to-day at
the Haight- street grounds with the ParneHs
and Enmets 10 the field When it Is remem-
bered that these are the crack teams OF a year
ago who fought so many hard battles for the
penDant lively and interesting contest may be
looked forward to. Several tie arrivals from
the "old SOD" A No. players. too, will be
found mixed up with the star. of year ago.
These teams are so evenly matched that
game between them always causes a larger at
tendance an is usually looked for on Sun
days.
A schedule OF ames is in course of prepara-
ton aud the managers are waiting until they
have SIX fully uniformed teams before publish.
Ing 1t. Four teams are now ready. viz: Par
nels, Emmets. Sarsfields and Obi ems All
persons DESTROYS OF joining any of The clubs
may send their names and addresses to the sec.
recretary OF the league, George A. Browne,
care j. j. o. Brien & 90. Games will be called
at 2:3O p. NJ. every sunday during the seas on.
The following very interesting cOmmu MICA
ton relating TO the grand game of associa lion
football has been received. It Is from the ben
OF once celebrated player and will be found
very Instructive:
''ReccgnizBg The fact thai your columns have
always been open 10 all kinds OF manly sporis
seek permission TO give your readers some In,
formation regarding the progress that is being
made In the extension OF that attractive form of
football sport known under the name of the
dribbing code or association football
LOCALLY the Association League has had to
COMBAT The lDadequacv OF suitable location for
their games. and while In former years the
sport was 10 full blast by October, this year the
league Will not inangurate It's series OF winter
games until November 4, when they open at
Haisht street with a match game between
those grand opponents of the dribbliug game
the Wanderers and Thstes.
"Tbe contestants for championship bOnors
this year will be The ThisIlrs, Wanderers.
Rangers and TWO military teams from Presidio
aud Fort Mason. The enthusiasm with which
the assOcia ion game has been received among
Uncle Sans warriors is evidenced by the large
crowds which turn out see the two crack
teams OF ihe military footbaliers-the PresiGtO
and Fort Masculine up for a hot contest such
as has recently been the case wnen these teams
have met In The football arena.
while writing OF military footballers ii will
interest the local enthusiasts to know that the
old Fort Mason team, OF glorious memory In
the hard and stirring contests of last season
are winning fresh laurels In Oregon and wash.
ingtou. under the name OF Fort Canby and
have given an impetus 10 football sport on tina
part of the coast: that Is, making Itself
felt in the everlncreasng i'll terest that Is being
shown Ia the association game by the people of
:he webfOoJ state. In all their contests against
Tacoma, Seattle, Portland Multnomahs As.
toria aud Sealand teams They have come out on
top, and their advent among the civilian
leagues OF Washington and Oregon has given
Zest TO tie sport aud new vigor TO the partici-
pants.
''The San Francisco league will start OIL
~ttb an attractive schedule of games, which
should maintain the public interest IN the
game, and considerable spirit will be Imparted