The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-12-13
BY Bob Shand

The Albion Rovers champions Of tho
league last year. are on the toboggan
for sure, and Jesse Moore Is looking
Tor the man who creased the Slide
Starting of with a rush, the Rovers
looked like repeaters for few weeks
after the opening of the season, but
OF late the other clubs have been taxi
ing fall out OF 'the Oakland bunch
and acquiring points at their expense
10 be licked by the humble Hornets
Iast sunday. TO ., was easily the
unklndeSt cut OF all, and when the
news was learned by the soccer fans
few could credit il. The Hornets have
been looked upon as a no account
bunch and the ROvers were expected
TO roll up big score against the "In<
sects.''
Crippled and disorganized through
Injuries. the AlbiOns could put but a
poor team on the field. and the Hornets
walked away with the verdict in the
easiest possible manner The game
of the soccer code. but there was
enough action TO please the most fas-
tidiOus lover Of the association game.
vaInIsd 70 minutes pay the sn9 a rS
Elliot and the Rover defense and thar
Elliot won out Is a tribute to his skill
as a football player and the greatest
shot on the coast and casts no refiec-
ton on the Rover defense. Elliot made
a number OF remarkable efforts to score
and the three points which the Hornets
secured came from his foot The three
successful shots Were long range ef-
forts and were sent In at lightning
cRsnes 70 ,"s st ene fSsm SII,ot's per-
formance will go down In soccer hiss
tory as one of the greatest Individual
displays ever seen on the coast
Through losing this game the Row
ers took a fearful fall IN the per-
centage column and are now In fourth
The Independents gave one OF their
happtest displays against the san
Franeiscos at Freeman's park and took
their opponents into camp by score
of two to nothing. Lewis, the goal
keeper for the San Francfscos, can be-
blamed for the loss OF the firSt goal.
! as his attempt to save the shot was
one OF the worst efforts ever seen.
Anderson beat an opponent to the ball
in the center Of the field and took a
long shot. The ball came straight and
true to Lewis and the custodian, with
the entire forward line almost on top
of him. caught the ball and attempted
to kick it away. Before he had a
chance 10 touch the sphere with his
foot he was surrounded by eager In
dies all anxious to rush the ball
through. Lewis then attempted to kick
the ball out, but the best he could do
was TO crash it against a mob Of his
opponents and the ball came back
through the goal. Had the custodian
tipped 1t over the bar or thrown tc
scored. The second point was scored
by Donohue alone. who, after DOwding
had missed his kick. made the right
connections and walked through the
goal with the ball at his toe
The first half was entirely In favor
of the San Franchises, but the boys
chances went aglimmering through the
futile endeavOrs OF the forwards TO
locate the net. 1t was nip and tuck
for 80 minutes of the final period. when
the Indies took the game In hand and
playod all around their opponents.
The poor old Scotias got their usual
portion at the stadium, where the Build
| ing Trades took a fall out Of the
two to one, but in the final period thu
Builders went through their opponents
and simply toyed with them. II was
six to two at the finish.
The Vampires had little difficulty In
winning from the Burns. and made II a
three to one proposition The Vampa
this year and IL they manage to keen
up their present gait they will come
out ahead at the end Of the season.
The Builders tried hard against their
more renowned opponents, but the
I class Of the VampS told.
Secretary Goodman OF the California
football association Is in receipt OF .
letter from the Pacific coast league,
the organization with which the local
association has been trying TO arrange
fixtures. The northern people have met
all the demands made by the local
/ COMMITTEES and the trip OF the Ca1ifor-
mans is an assured fact. The Paciio
coast league has guaranteed the locals
$500. the estimated cost OF the trip.
and any sum taken in at the gates
beyond that will go to pay the board
bills of the players II there is any
thing left above those expenses tho
balance will be devoted TO fund to
/ bring the northern men here next
year The games will be played during
April.
/ The San Franciscos have signed q
new man named CrOsley, and he Is
said to be clever player. He VIII not
+ be tried out this week. however, as
/ the management is more than salts
/ fed with the team as at present cons
posed.
/ The Building Trades and San Fran
ciscos are theonly clubs to have their
/ teams picked in time this week, and
they are as follows.
/ San FranciscOs-PatterSon or Lewis
Evans, Dowding. Spencer. Siggs. Per-
/ kins Wills. Hailes, Jones, Cochrana
and DewhurSt.
building Trades-Smith. Sommer-
Vile. Mckinley. Bell. Campbell. Dewar.
/ Carswell. Haig. Hills. Wardlaw and
BrOmfield.