New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-19
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TRUE BLUES ARE CHAMPIONo'
GREAT GAME OF ASSOCIATION FOOT
BALL AT EAST NEWARK
rur PATERSON MEN DEFEAT THE FALL RIVER
TEAM BY SUPERB PIAYINd-FIvE THOUSAND

PEOPLE PRESENT-THE SCORE 7 III &
~.., gam. Of Association football was played
Yesterday afternoon in Cosmopolitan farh' Ha..
Newark between the True Blues. OF Paterson, anu
me Olymp,cs of Fall River. for the America" o"
,,,nr.h,n IN the cup tie SERIES The attendance was
anormus and at an early hour In the day the qu'e.
streefs of the small borough town were th'oIee
with visitors, many Of whom were from NC"
land and from the New-Jersey city OF e
Both teams had plenty OF shouting
ora xhen the game began, at $3.50 O'CLOCK 'he eo'-
a.. ~ the contestants were about evenly dlVioeu'
The ball was put in play at S:4o eio
vas kicked of by Spencer, and Tor nearS in
the sphere was in the air moving rapo'y I've -,
OIympics' goal. Big Lageross, OF the ran 80
tssr, secured the bali nearly in front OF MS goa,
80 -. ,roro and wer-1udged play he advanced
=, int the True Blues territory. where Aiexanoer
80, a. with a mighty kick that returned II 10 tne
Mace made vacant by the aggressive WORK oi N.e
cross and the olympic forwards. spence
True Blue centre. was there to receive IT, ~ NV,
.ver and nv clean kick he scored the nrst soa''
time. two minutes ., ., TIA
nou WAS carried from one end OF the "e'.
TO the other. by some of tho snarpeS' 49,
most scientific play ever seen IN the Nop ..
orounds Experienced football men ho''ceu .a
N. True Blues were in somewhat better cohui.o''
and that their passing and 'droohns was W..
A. and more snappy than that Of the New-hns'ahu
wen Ten minutes after play began, spencer SC
rrod the second goal for his team by hhe eN
h,b,tion Of wing-p ssing by Turner dre"coeN an.
O,daeld the latter centring the paH 10 Spence
d,rectlv in front Of goal in the most accurate am
scientific manner For twenty minutes ai'e VI"
the ball was worked continually IN IRON, oi ."e
O,vnn,cs, goal giving James Irving, olympic
eoal.keeper APPARENTLY more work than was agree
able. A.. nm, ,rst
Ths Fall River men scored their first goal JUST
half an hour after play began, 1t being hched W
Sunderland on a mass play IN front OIL soai' IN
minnie later Turner. of the True Blues re'u''eo
.h. -oor,npmept by kicking the third goal TOT MS
side taking the ball from a long drive on "A 49,
who was playing star game rive "i"u'
the half ended Iageross. the Dig oacA' s'opp p
ws,nIarned forward rush by kicking the Dali out
- ho,nds and over three houses into the sue
street One minute from time Lauder kicAeu
o,oo, coal for his side on play off the left WING
making the score to In favor OF the rue D''''
as the whistle sounded for the end OF thehan
The second half began at 4AS ana, as 'he
had received good rundown in the interHission'
,n.v CANA on the field better condition IMAM
when the game began. The Oympics hao e'ue".i'
received ginger from their manager curing VI.
breathing spell, for on the game starthg .ne! toon
the aggressive and in ten SECONDS hau maui u
which inst missed by striking the overhead pean
n,s tow seconds following saw a fine scrimmage
.r.ct,v IN front of the True Blues goal which con-
timed until the referee sounded his WHISTLE giving
yoni "a the True Blues, which resulted, fiVe min
u,es later in the Olympias securing soai' VIM"
ala not count on account of offsde play.
I'm and down the fed the ball passed, the packs
n, hoth teams showing up particularly strong anu
.ectually blocking sphere as 1t came INTO ther
territory About fifteen minutes after the nan oe
gan Spencer had excellent chance or goai' ana
b,lf OF the crowd shouted out advising MIN now ~
may He made a desperate effort. but made rail-
ure nrobaby because of the advice. TWO minutes
sf,sr mis- failure Oldfeld kicked the min goa. lo
ne True Blues a cross-wlng pia! thdt uie"
snouts OF applause from the crowd Ihree iheu.es
liter. by using the same combination, ne securea
tae sixth goal in prec.seiy tne sd'iie N'a' ~
the big goal-keeper was angry! ,.a,a.a,y after
IL went out on Olympcs left and on the throw ~
10 True Blues Mckay, goalkeeper, caught me pan
ana was about to throw 1t to the held when Oiu,
s.fd in the excitement OF the moment tackled
~ which ia against the rules. Mckay was aneI
.rd the q 900 spectators saw sprntlns matcn hS!I
yvav across the field Oldfield easily outrah Nc Nc
KAY who was stopped on the centre Inc ny MS
This incident was soon forgotten In the excite
unn, that followed. The ball was passed. outteu,
r nbled and kicked until the players began 10 wear
n,i 3n the intense heat The Olympics were play
irr better than in the first hail. but coud NOT piedh
thSSoush the superb backs and forwards OF thei,
onponents few minutes before the nan ehue e.
Cumberland secured opportunity lot goa. vi
Srh,ch he awaited himself. making the secohu soaI
fnr his side Grewcock, few minutes iateI, aea I.
~, the compliment, and made the seventh
,oni Tor the True Blues the game ending win the
GORE True Blues and Olympics q
sThe lineup was as follows: