The San Francisco call., 1907-03-04
ALBION ROvERs' SECOND
TEAM SCORES VICTORY
Defeats the Fast Vampires
in Football Game at
Freernan's Park

OAKLAND. March S-The second
round in the competition for the pos
session of the California Association
prises today. At Alameda the Sacra-
mento team got away with the Satur-
day team of the Oakland Hornets by a
score of 8 to o, while at Freeman's
Park the Albion Rovers' second eleven
succeeded in holding the Vampires No.
l team down TO a score of 3 goals to /.
When the draw was announced
matching the Vampires and the second
eleven of the Albion Rovers the chances
of the Oakland team reaching the sec
ond round were thought to be very
SLIM When the teams lined up today.
however. the Vamps had their doubts
about the matter and their fears were
well confirmed ere the festivities had
continued to any extent.
The Rovers started off with a vim
and ere long laid siege to the Vampire
goal line in a way that bode no good
to the wearers of the bat emblem.
McFarlane in goal was a tower OF
strength, however, and saved a number
of dangerous shots.
The busy little red shirts monopoliZed
the play for the majority of the first
half and gave their more fancied op-
ponents the biggest kind of run for
their money. Donohue was the most
frequent tEier for goal and some of
his efforts were saved almost miracu-
lously. The pressure finally told, how
ever. and Inganni accepting tempting
cross from the right succeeded in put
ting the ball where il counted. 1t was
all Rovers from this point until the
finish of this period. but the defense
of Peterson, Middleton and McFarlane
prevailed.
The second period was all in favor
of the Vampires. but the sterling de-
fense offered by the Rovers for a time
averted disaster.
The pressure was too much and the
elimination of a pretty combination
play on the part of the Vamps resulted
in a corner kick. Wright took the
kick and centered accurately in front
Of goal, where Robertson was awaitin g
with his ever-ready head and converted
the try into a goal.
1t took the same PLAYER some five
minutes to repeat the feat. this time
the result coming from a well-directed
corner from the foot of Lees There
after the Rovers had look in and
caused McFarlane some moments of
anxiety.
The Helensburgh boy. however, was
in the humor and returned the shots
safely. Had the kOVerS secured a Boai
in the ensuing minutes it would have
been no more than the work of the
team deserved but their best efforts
were frustrated by the brilliant defense
opposed to them.
From a well-taken kick. Robertson
scored the third goal for his side and
with the result secured the Vamps took
things rather easy until the finish. The
efforts of the Rovers to reduce the lee
way We're unavailing and the game
thus resulted in a victory for the Vam-
pires by a score of 3 goals TO 1.
McFarlane. Peterson and Middleton
were easily the stars for the victors,
and II Robertson had not missed a
dozen easy chances ere scoring the
goals he might have been classed in the
same category
For the Rovers Donohue was head
and shoulders above his confreres and
was the best man on the field. Suther-
land, Bayne and Russell also played
we'll
The players were:
Vampires -McFarIane. Middleton, Peterson,
Hunter. Grieg. Scott, Lees, Bernard Robertson,
Aihion Royers No 2-smlth Sutherland.
Bayne Colley. Athowe Mcintyre, Stockton,
Donohue, Russell. Ingann and Wilson
Referee-Bryson.