The sun., 1907-12-01
Association FOOTBALL.
Manual Training Boys Defeat Bensonhurst
rhlstIea-Dther Gsames.

Having captured the championship Of the
interschOlastic Soccer League without the
loss Of n game. the eleven Of the Manual
Training High School of Brooklyn began
series of games against outside teams ana
encountered the BensOnhurst Thistles az the
Prospect Park Parade Grounds yesterday
afternoon. The Thistles were somewhat the
heavier team. but the schoolboys made up for
their lack Of weight by agility and pluck and
finally succeeded in winning the game by a
score OF goals toll
Neither side scored in the first half. honors
being even. During the earlier portion OF
the second period the Thistles for time
seemed the favOrites. and they succeeded
after twenty minutes OF play in scoring the
first goal Ehrlacb. the Manual Training goal-
keeper. had successfully repelled an attack.
but the ball was returned sharply and Nixon
headed past him between the bars. AZ this
stage the interscholastic champions woke up
in earnest and the forward line carried the
ball down the field against all Opposition
Danielson, the fast centre forward, kicked
goal. but was ruled Oifside. Shortly there
after. however. the same player scored again
more from a centre by Law at the right ana
this gave victory TO the schoOlboyS
The Brooklyn football eleven defeated a
score OF goals 10 q at Marquette oval yes
terday. The sailors. although outWeighlng
the BrOOklyns were no match for their OPP
pOnents, and the mighty rushes Of the home
players were too much for the visitors. The
game was not in progress more than hVe
minutes before Watts at inside right pene-
trated his rivals goal for the first count OF the
game. shortly after Metcalf. the goalkeeper
for the home team, was injured in the scrim-
mage and the game was stopped Tor about
ten minutes but he continued to play the
game out. Watts also Tailed in the second
half for the BrOOklyns.
At Van COrtlan ndt Park the Cameron soccer
eleven defeated the Brooklyn Reserves by a
score of goals TO I. During the first period
Cameron scored two goals. He played az
Q ntre forward, tailed another goal shortly
,,,fore half time was called, the CamerOns
being ahead with the score at to o. After
dhe restart, Burnie, centre forward Tor the
Brooklyn Reserves. scored their only tally
which was followed by another Cameron
score by Bowman.
The Staten island Football Club WAS de-
feated for the first time this season by the
FrerboOters by the score Of goals to ! az
Livingston staten Island yesterday. Van
Ilar al inside Fight. after dribbling the ball
the length of the field kicked a goal. and this
made the home team look as ~ they would
win in a walk, but that was all the scoring
done in the half The play was very last, but
the FreebOOters s,ened 10 hold their own.
IN the second half the fast play Of the early
part of the game commenced to tell on the
home team and Catty AT centre forward for
the visitors kicked a goal shortly before
me was called Simpson booted the ball to-
ward staten Islands goal aud Thompson,
who was pla wing goal, managed 10 stop II,
hut stepped back over the line and the gOal
counted for the EreebOOters and won the game
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