The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-28
ENGL AND MAY SEND
ASSOCIATION TEAM
Corinthian Cub, OF London,
to Visit This Country.
FOREMOST BRITISH PLAYERS
Sport Here Has Received Stimulus, and
There Are Now Many Teams.
Harvard and Princeton.
FOREMOST BRITISH PLAYERS

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-It seems more
than probable that next season there
will be seen in this city international
football under association rules.
G. O. Parker manager of the famous
Corinthians of LONDON, and Jerome
Flannery, secretary of the New York
Association Football League, have been
in correspondence on the subject, anG
there is little doubt that their negotia-
lions win lead to the arrangement of
game in New York.
Best Known Amateurs.
The Corinthian is the foremost asso-
citation football club in England. It
numbers among its members all the
best known amateurs of England, and
bears 10 the game almost the same re-
1atons that the Marylebone Cricket
Club bears to cricket The club, OF
course, takes no part in the league com
petitions in England, but it embraces
university players, and an eleven select
ed from Its ranks might justly be con-
sieered representative eleven OF Eng
land.
Corinthians viii play in New York, it is
expected that they Will be able to ar
range matches in Philadelphia. Boston,
P1ttsburg, Chicago, and San francisco.
Arrive IN August.
The team Will probably arrive in Que
bee IN August and will play a series of
matches in Canadian cities on its way
to Vancouver. The return Journey will
be made through the United States and
viii be timed so that the team may
reach here about the first week of Octo-
ber
Association football seems to have en-
Joyed fair share of popularity through
out the country during last season for
1t has been played in places where the
round ball WAS never before seen The
organization % team at Harvard at
tracted much notice. 1t is not gener-
ally known that Princeton also organ
lied an eleven, and that the game was
also played at Cornell
Harvard Team.
The Harvard team was organized too
late TO take part in any outside matches
Besides, it was felt that the playing of
games away from home should not be
done until the club received recognition
from the Harvard Athletic Union. 1t is
possible, however. that game will be
played with the Brooklyn club in F-ehru-
airy or March, should the weather per-
NIT, according to the notification re-
ceived by the secretary of the Brooklyn
club from the secretary OF Harvard.
The sport in Philadelphia received
encouragement last year because of the
organization of the Cricket Clubs
League. Germantown, Merton, Belmont.
and Philadelphia entered teams, and
placed their grounds at the disposal of
the league.
New England League.
In Boston, the New England League,
which is fostering the sport, has a large
roster OF players The Western cities
have likewise their PLAYERS. and there is
little doubt that with the stimulus
given the sport by the visit of the
Corinthians, new clubs will spring up in
many other cities
The game has one great advantage in
- the fact that it can be played in mid
winter. In New Jersey some teams
plays from October 10 April without
missing a scheduled contest, although
the field may be covered with snow.