The San Francisco call., 1907-02-18
PARNELLs GIVE HORNETS
HARD BATTLE At S0CKER
Champions at the Gaelic
Game Lose by Score
of 2 to 0.

OAKLAND, Feb. 1.-THE competi-
tion for the perpetual challenge cup of
the California Football Association
monopolized the attention of the socker
fans today and two good games were
played in the first round. At Alameda
the Albion Rovers lined up against
the unknown Scotias and succeeded in
getting away with the spoils by score
Of FIVE goals to two At Freeman's
Gaelic game, stacked up against the
Hornets and faded away to the tune
of two goals to nil. This finished the
first round ties and the second round
will be played next Sunday.
Good boy Pathrick" was the slo
gan when the Oakland Hornets num-
Der 1 and the Parnells lined up; and
"Pathrick" was good enough to hold
the redoubtable Hornets, twice win
ners of the league tournament, down
to a two-goal margin.
The Parnells have long been famous
as the champions at the Gaelic style of
football, but so different is this from
socker that many expressed doubt as
to the Parnells' ability to adapt them
selves to the altered conditions. In
the Gaelic game, for instance, the
players are allowed to use their hands
to help things along, while in socker
this is tabooed. The Oakland team was
a strong favorite today and the battle
put up by the visitors under the al
tered rules was a revelation to the ma
jority.
When the festivities were commenced
1t was seen that the men from the
Emerald Isle were well prepared for
the fray. for after a few minutes play
the Hornets were put on the defensive
Nothing resulted, however, from the
well meant efforts of the greens and
they were repulsed. At the other end
Mckenzie got into a nice position to
score, but was unceremoniously pushed
off the ball by an opponent. For this
foul free kick was granted and Ell
J lot for once shot high over the bar.
! McLachlan shortly afterward forced a
/ corner which was cleared in good style
/ by Haggerty, the Parnell custodian.
The Hornets had slightly the better of
the game from this point on and when
Scott hit the cross bar with a rocket
shot things looked black for the men
from across the bay. A little indis-
cretion on the part of A. Mckenzie re-
suited in a foul being awarded against
I the Hornets and the resultant free
kick landed directly in front of the
goal. Calvin had a good try, but his
shot was stopped by the goalkeeper
and play was transferred to the other
end.
Shortly before half time was called
the whistle blew for a foul in front
of the Parnellsi goal. but SO eager
were the wearers of the emerald that
they failed to hear the signal and a
/ desperate rally took place in front of
the opposite goal. A second whistle
brought the players back to earth and
/ the game was resumed amid the plaud-
its of the spectators. Nothing tangible
resulted before half time and the
teams crossed over pointless.
The Hornets had been taking things
rather easily in the first period, seem
lngly undertaking their opponents, but
they went to it with vim in the con-
cluding period. After a long siege of
the goal, Elliot finally forced a corner,
and, taking the kick himself. placed
the ball right in front of the goal,
where Mckenzie was lying in wait. Mac
had the honor OF registering the first
goal OF the contest 1t was a pretty
effort and worthy of the applause it
received.
The Parnells fought back valiantly,
+ but the superior combination tactics
I of the opposition prevented them scor-
! ing. Allen, at center forward was an
/ especially hard tryer, but he was
watched too closely to become danger
Gus. Haggerty was performing well in
goal, but was again beaten when FL
! liot crashed the ball into the net with
a velocity which threatened to break
some of the strands of the twine Car
ter was in the main responsible for
/ this point, having brought the ball all
the way up the field and centered ac-
curately to Elliot. This ended the
/ scoring.
Bryson was the referee and was as
sisted on the lines by Stewart and
Fewster. The lineup:
Hornets-McRitchie. Waeber. Gore, McLach-
/ lin Mckenzie. Duncan, Elliot, Podmore McKen-
zie, Carter and Scott.
Parnells-Haggerty, J. scanlon. P Scanlon,
4 Sullivan. J. Murphy, oBrien. Crowley, Gibson,
Allen, L. Murphy and Calvin.