Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-12
BLUE RIBBON MEET
IN ENGLISH SPORT
Final Tie for Cup Played on En-
closure at Crystal
Palace.
s0CKER BALL AT ITS BEST.
Achievements Across the Water sug-
gest Possibilities of Game struggl-
ing for Existence in Salt Lake.

On Saturday, April q, the final tls
for the possession of the English asso.
citation cup (the blue ribbon Of the foot.
bali world was played on the famous
enclosure at the Chrystal Palace. Ly-
denham. London, before an immense
concorse OF spectators The nnalists
were Everton VS.. Newcastle United
season, but was defeated by the Biz
mlngham cracks aston Dilla). noted
cup fighters. Eyerton had figured in
the final on two occasions previous to
this year. viz. 1893 Fallowfield Man
chester, when they succumbed 10 VOL
verton By / TO 0. and at the Chrystal
Palace In 1897, when Aston villa Chen
In the zenith of their fame) defeated
the Evertonians by three goals TO two,
after one Of the most glorious displays
ever given on football field, That sea :
son the villa team covered itself with
glory by capturing the cup, and the
league championship also, feat only
previously accomplished by the famous
nonpariels of footballdom when in the
climax OF their career. As the saying
goes, the third time pays for all, and
after some heroic attempts during tho
last % years, the Everton boys have
at last succeeded In bringing the Eng
lish cup to Liverpool.
LONDON FLOODED WITH MEN.
London was flooded with north coun-
try men on the cup day. excursions
from the far north arriving IN the me-
tropolitan terminals as early as 200
a. m. From then on the five terminals
tnorthern llnes), namely Easton. st.
Panoras, Kings Cross Marleybourne,
Paddington, were centers OF bOundless
activity. MS IN these stations, ia all In
addition to the ordinary heavy traffic.
fully lis heavily laden specials arrived.
mostly from Lancashire and the north
ern counties. and London for the time
being was captured by grim Golfers ana
cotton weavers from Lancashire. arti-
zans from the heavy wooden district OF
Yorkshire. GOLFERS, iron workers, foun-
dry men and ship wrights from North
cumberland and Durham. all dressed in
their Sunday best. Strange men and
speaking a broad, strange dialect near
~ incomprehensible to the startled
"cockneys," but one and all good sports
from hair to toes.
Victoria station (Chrystal Palace
lne) was O. scene of animation from IL
a.. m, as excursion after excursion,
each train literally packed left for the
palace. Before O'Clock fully $4,000 had
passed through the gates with no ylsl-
BILE falling off in the crowds, making
for this. the most magnificent OF all
football enclosures.
THE GAME.
Principally at 1928 the Everton team
IA its blue shirts and white Knockers,
appeared on the field. Cheered to the
echo while before the cheers had sub
sided the Newcastle team In Its black
and white striped shirts and white
knickers, appeared on the scene, and
met with an equally vocferous recep-
ton. Principally AT 1880, Veltoh, the
Newcastle center forward. set the ball
in motion. and the great contest for
the blue ribbon of the football world
was on. 1t took several minutes Tor
the players to get their football legs,
and the cntrol OF the ball, but the turf
was In fine condition, and soon the
lively Everton forwards made tracks
for the Newcastle goal. but the latter
defence was equal to all the demands
made Of It. From Il lonely center from
near the corner flag by sharp tine
Eyerton outside right, Young, the CEN
ter. headed over the bar. For fully
20 minutes Everton continued to press
The Newcastle forwards, failing 10 pass
the half way lire. At last the Newcas-
tie forwards got going in good tashion,
and after some splendid passing toey
succeeded In beating the backs ana
Rutherford, one of the finest inside tor-
Ifr4hnIR Gant In "A mHEntnrFnt
shot from q difficult position and angie,
but Scott the Everton custodian, COW
cred himself with glory In bringing on
an even more magnificent save.
play is time slackened little ana The
interval arrived with no grabs scored.
AFTER 10 minutes interval the play was
restarted by the Eyerton center, ana
the Blues had the best OF matters Tor
a long time and could do anything nut
score. After 20 minutes play Young
Melted the ball for Eyerton, but was
ruled off side by the referee Nothing
daynted. the Fvertonians Kept up the
attack and literally bombarded the
Newcastle citadel. but still no goals
and after every narrow miss AZ goal the
crowd gave one huge howl of disap-
nointmeut. Then Newcastle broke
away and the next few minutes the
Everton goal is peppered with shot,
but the defense Is impregnable,
With only ten minutes to 20 and still
no goals, with visions Of a replay loom
ing the Everton forwards bear down
the field I'm splendid array, the passing
and repassIng being sublime, sharp on
the extreme left gets a lively pass, dou-
bies past and beats the opposing half,
draws the opposing left back on 10 him,
and I'm the opportune moment centers
the ball from near the corner flag right
slap into the mouth Of the goal. Young,
the center, was there in the nick Of
time to receive st, and he instantly
headed into goal, the Newcastle GUS
todlan not having an earthly chance
TO save.
Pandemonlum broke loose, hats, caps
md all kinds OF head gear went up In
the air. while the roar shook the foun-
dations OF the palace. Newcastle after
this reverse played like Trojans 10
draw level, but in the end retired de-
feated by one goal to nil
Actual paying attendance, I5,bl9.
The Liverpool club having carried of
the league championship with 81 points,
and Eyerton winning the cup, both the
league trophy and the English cup viii
find a home IN the city Of Liverpool
for the ensuing year
COMPARATIVE CROWDS,
The attendance at the final for the
last ten years is as follows
Season. Attendance.
lsg9-o ..'".''''''''''''''''' 5000
1867 ....,..........,., .,..,,...., 1881
1878 ..,,.,,..,..,....,.,,,, 62.OlI
lsN-e ....,.,.s.''''''.'.s.'' tn,y53