The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-30
Berlin Men Scored Eight Goals
Against the Shamrock and
Globe Players.
CANADIANS PLAYED EASY GAME
Seemed to BE Holding Themselves
in Reserve for TO-Dav's Hard
Contest With Christian
Brothers Team.

A picked team of association players from
the Shamrock and Globe clubs was over
whelmingly defeated by the Berlin Rangers
at Athletic Park yesterday by score OF
S to 0.
The game was so easy for the Canucks
that they did not half try. and the locals
seemed to lose heart after they had failed
10 make any impression on their opponents.
About the only feature of the contest was
the playing of John Gibson. who occasion
ally took 1t into his head TO show the
spectators what. he could do. and gave
sood exhibition of dribblng and passing.
There was hardly any way to get real
line the ability of the visitors. as 1t
was very evident that they were keeping
themselves in reserve for the hard game
with the Christian Brothers College eleven
this afternoon. The picked team appeared
as eleven noyices at most times. and the
only men who played the game for them
were Robinson ana Lewis. The latter let up
in the last half. but Big Robbie held the
pace all the way through, and played a
conscientious game. With most any one else
in the goal. the Canadians would nave
counted so often that ii would have been a
difficult matter to keep track of the score.
Jackson in the forward line, scored five
of the eight goals made by the Rangers.
He has the happy faculty Of being in the
risht place at the right time. and had but
to toe the leather ID count a goal. lie cid
carry the ball down the field himself sew
eral times. but ii was invariably taken
from him in Il simple manner by Josh
Low.
.,aeblcr made one pretty play which has
seldom been duplicated on local field. He
was standing directly i'll front OF the goai
when the sphere was shot to HIM by Brown.
Sia.blcr checked the ball with his right
foot, and at the same time shot with nis
lett. sending the bail by the unsuspecting
Robinson. who was lot looking for such "a
marvellous bit of footwork.
The style of the Canadians IL very fan
taStic. but does not appear as though IL
should he effective against first-clas'
team. They can dribble and pass TO per-
fection. but seem to waste too much time
in doing They VIII pass the ball from
one side of the field To the other several
times without advancing II three yards.
They were criticised sterday Tor their IN
ability to shoot hard and high in their tries
for goal. but. matter Of fact. their
style of getting goals is the one which has
ali of the local goalkeepers guessing a, ali
ti:ncs. They kick the ball hard. but Keep
il low. usually rolling on the ground These
shots invariably score against Tully and
Brehmc. both of whom can stop anything
that GENES TO them in the air.
The eleven which met the Rangers was
far from being the best that could be
formed of Globe and Shamrock players.
Belts. at half back, is not to be compared
with Harry Kelley. About all Belts could
do Yesterday was either kick the ball out
Of bounds or toward his own goal Several
others on the team seemed to be suffering
with the same complaint. seemingly stage
fright. or some kindred dread. which pre-
vented them from playing even a crude
game
Speculation over the result of the game
to-day between the &. Il. e. and Cana
dian teams is varied In its opinions. Som
wcll-posted people claim that the winners
of yesterday will play an entirely different
game to-day. They base This claim on tine
fact that in Canada. and in England. too,
for that matter. the center half back al
ways shoots more goals than the center
forward and that this has always been
the case with the Rangers. AS Gibson did
not let himself out against the picked team
and did not make one hard try for goal.
many Of the knowing ones say that he will
do some startling stunts with the leather
to-day. That he Is capable OF doing 50
no one denies. but all admit that the e.
3. e. boys are going at a terrific gait right
now and have q license to beat anything
that ever played association football. c.
Il. e. will line up its regular eleven against
the Rangers to-day, but the latter will
substitute Nogelsang for Kramer in the
forward line and Will play Heller. the
man who went to England with the team.
at some position not vet decided upon.
The lineup yesterday follows: