The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-29
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ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
Crescents Play Good Combination Game
and Defeat bay Side FreebOOtery.

Playing n splendid combination game.
the association football players OF the Cres-
cent Athletic Club of Brooklyn defeated the
FreebOoters OF Bay Side. J.. L., on the ~latter's
grounds by the SCORE OF 6 goals to o yesterday
afternoon. AZ the close of the first half the
visitors led by ? goals to O. and this advantage
was increased materially in the second period.
The home eleven was short two players, but
in the second half the Crescents practically
had only ten men owing to an injury sus-
tanned by W. Bonnar near the end Of the first
period. Bonnar stuck to his most at left half
but could do himself little Justice.
J. LETTERS. right half for the Crescents.
started the scoring by shooting through
IRON q long pass by BOnnar on the LETT. A
corner" kick by X. $. Salter gave W. =.
goal Of the game. In the second half two
minutes after the restarg jackson Tailed
Il, ATmstTonE, the new oeStre Ear cama 5e1 1
Will q long. kick some forty yards from
goal which eluded the custodian of the Free
hooters. Jackson headed" in his third goal
after Salter had centred accurately. The
nnai goal OF the game went to the credit of
>; u: Reid as ne result Of a long pass from
Rivals for Brooklyn association football
donors. the teams OF the Brooklyn Football
American League series. met az Ridgewood
Park yesterday. aftei nOOn. with the result
goals 10 o. Their first meeting had ended
IN a draw. Brooklyn won the toss and de-
clded 10 Kick uphill. The Clans started OF
fine work Of r. Milne. the Brooklyn crack
right back. Thereupon the B~rooklyns took
up the pressing and after several attempts
found the net. n. Slater putting well up 20
y: Smith. who centred nicely to J. p. Stuart.
The last named. beating the backs. scored with
Half time found the Brooklyns leading by
to Q. On the ~rcstart the Clans showed good
football, but this did not last long. for their
opponents wore them down by thslr effective
team work, W. Granville, breaking away.
put neatly to A. Hampson. who in turn put
keeper Burgess no chance. and the second goal
went to Brooklyn. Watts repeated his good
work a few minutes later from a pass by d..
smith.
AT Timer Park the Cameron soccer eleven.
holder OF the Amateur League champion
ship, encountered the B~ensOnhurst ThisCles
and won by the score OF 3 goals to I. The
started the game In lively fashion.
b~ination play with T.. Foster and T. Marshall.
kicked the first goal. The same player fol-
lowed II up soon after with smother, and be-
third goal. In this period the Thistles failed
for the home team.
at Marquette Oval in Brooklyn yea
terday. where the Boys,. Club OF Manhattan
the Brooklyn Zingari by & goals to o.
J. Helm OF the visiting team scored three times
q. Santer added two more before the call
OF time. After the restart Santer contributed
one more goal. as did b. Tabor. +. L. Mutter
scored the final goal.
eleven. the reserve team of the Boys Club
succumbed TO the soccer team of Christ
Church At Bronx Oval Yesterday. the win |
Onward on the church team. w saye tse' s SsnsG re
he game. scoring both goals for the winning
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