The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-02
Diels Are Defeated in an Associa.
tion Football Game at Sports
mans Park.
KAVaNAyGH's WORK A FEATURE
Captain of Winning Team Plays a
Star Game-Gleason's Clear
ing From Goal a
Big Factor.

BY exceiling in defensive play and bette
| team work on the aggressive the Kerns o
the association Football League won from
| the Dieis at Sportsman's Park yesterca.
| afternoon by a score of to 3
lie afternoon was ideal for football, an(
J crowc. of about 100 turned out to see th'
/ New Year 5 Day sport. The work OF neithe
! team was consistently brilliant. but ths
/ game abounded in bright individual play:
| and was well contested UP to the closing
! minutes OF tho last half
Captain Phil kavanaugh Of the Kern:
! was the scint!llat;ng star OF the game. He
da-ted here and there. always in the thick
OF the fray. and his drib5ling and passing
was d fee ture. The Diels were on the de-
fensive, very often. and kavanaugh shot
four Of TIE five goais that won for his team.
The work Of G0alkeeper Gleason for the
him the Diels probably would have tied the
score. He met nearly every emergency by
gathering in the ball and kicking 1t out OF
Danger.
For the Diels. TuIly played an erratio
game between the goal posts. He had poor
er support than Gleason. and, though he
spelled many q kick that looked good for
score. the fast team work Of the kerns
When goal was in sight proved too much
for him in several tight places.
The teams performed rather loosely in the
nfteen minutes included some spectacular
plays. The kerns scored first but when
Referee Riley blew his pibroch for the end
or the first half the score was to in
favor OF the kerns The Dieis pressed mat
ters IN the closing moments, and Johnny
Amueons shot two goals neatly within five
minutes CT each other.
DIELS FALL AT FINISH.
The Diels did not hold the pace in the sec
ond haiI- kavanaugh and his warriors soon
had Jarretts red-trousered band defending
ifs goal, and two more goals were scored
IN tae hrst fifteen minutes OF the second
haN. Capturing the ball in front OF their
ewe goal. the Diels passed it down the
Aeio. and Kane shot the third and last goal,
, JSrretts men seemed bit shy about 90
ing after the bali in a scrlmmaRs and
missed out on several opportunities TO cap
,h .I,s me sphere when possession might have
DICK Jarrett showed hts old-tine form oc-
Sasiohaiiy and handled the ball well when
ne bs,, hao Il but the Kern youngsters proved
.ne former Pullman. Iii. crack half back
piayed niS second game for the p!eIs and |
made 4; good showing but was Handicapped
was fast and gave his opponents lots OF |
trouble. For the winners Kavanaugh, Gran |
vile, Gleason and the McDonough boys !
played strong game.
Inc feature of the scoring was a goal |
snot oy Phn kavanaugh In the first half. |
Standing about fifteen feet In front of the |
s9aI ne gave the knee to a swift pass by /
Shea and the bail shot between the goal |
posts so quickly that the Diels were dazed,
There was but little foultng in the game
and the conduct OF the players on the field
was most exemplary
Ths attendance included many women
ana large number Of st. Louis baseball
players among whom were Jimmy Burke
Big Biz Fairback, Paul McSweeney, |
5og5shw bg5ehv Hamns HHaininseE .s Nike Eosassyi Tom
hen. Harry Theis and Jimmy Feuton, man
yer of the Diels in the football league.