The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-06

Jumped into popularity almost with a
bound.
Playing on the left wing OF the Cycling
and Ben" Guvier. perhaps the greatest
pair of sockerites that ever donned foot
ball shoes on this side of the ocean. Sup
porting Jarrett and Govier on the opposite
wing were 'Biily" Kane. and Arthur Dix
on. Kan was a wonderful player. but
Dixon did not balance the wing properly.
and this handicapped Kane. who was at
thai time the speediest man in the game.
with the possible exception of Jarrett.
Cadet" Reed played center for Jarrett's
team.
Backing up this forward line were Danny
Daily, Ed Orrick and Joe Myddleton. For
full backs the Cyclings had Ashton and
Madigan. while Tom Mccormick tended
goal.
The Teresss had a lineup just as strong.
the forward line OF the Saints were such
players az Mickey" Corcoran. Phil kava-
naush. Tiger Daily. John Comerford and
Arthur Granville. Backing them up IN
the half-hlck line were King f1nnegan.
Frank Tigha and Monaghan. This was
traIy n fast and accurate trio. Harry
Mcnamara and Stump k~avanaush
formed tho back division. while Casey
tended goal. Later Rucksteiger played 1dii
back.
WONDERFUL LEFT WING.
Jarrett and Govicr were masters of the
game. They knew every trick of the
Seeker sport and invented many new ones.
Reed was a plucky. extremely fast and
dangerous center. Kane was one of the
greatest outside wingmen the game has
ever known in st. Louis. Arthur Dixon
was a good player. but his timidiiy rem
dered him almost useless in a game.
K%avanaugh and Comerford formed a
flying win for the Saints. Each was a
d. rpeYOtIy shot while tDJlerfOT0 MAS an
extremely dangerous player and knew the
art of %dribbling to perfection. DAILY in
center was a whole team. His ferocious
style of tearing in against any and all
odds earned for him the sobriauet Of
Tiger" and he truly enough deserved
it. for he was a tiger in every sense OF
the word when in action.
Weighing 1S pounds the compact DAILY
was the most feared man in football.
His wicked charges on goal "buffaloed'
every keeper In ST. Louis: and his zero
cicus style of play made the mountainous
Ashton so sick OF the game that he quit
and went back to Chicago before he had
completed Il full season. Daily was not
only 4 terrific player in a mlx-up: He
knew all the finer points OF association
football. and was easily the most deadly
shot st. Louis ever developed.
HINCKEY OF SOCKERDOM.
Tiger Daily was to association foot
ball what Frank Hinckey was to the Rug
by game. Granville and Degnan were both
stylish players.
Some of the best games ever played on
a local gridiron were between the st.
T'eress's and Cycling club.
At the end of ore season the teams met
for the championship of the city at South
Side Park. Tho greatest gathering that
ever turned out to see q Socker game at
tended the contest. More than 1000 were
present when the referee blew his whistle.
The game was a pretty one. and st. Te-
resas won by a score of 3 to l.
The Cycling Club got revenge. however.
the following year by winning the cham
pionshtp.
practically disbandcd, and the Sham
rocks took their prominent place in. the
football world The Shsmrocks captured
some of the best players from both the
cured DAILY. and Comerford from the
Cyclers, while they LANDED a bunch of the
Cycling stars.
When the Shamrocks became prominent
the st. Teresas changed management and
blossomcd out under the name of the West
End Club.
After a season of brilliant playing. the
shamroclss and West Ends finished the
season in hurrah fashion. With only one
point dividing them. the teams met for
the final game of the season at Sports
man Park. A victory for either side
meant a pennant. After the most stub
Shamrocks won by a score of 4 to 3. DAILY
and Griffin performing some great feats OF
valor during the game.
When the Sharnrocks and West Ends
passed from the field the socker game
lost much of its st2nding. and kept in the
background. II remains for the present
leagues to give TO football a standing
among the sports. II l. easily the best
better attended Than it mas been for the
last five years.