The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20

Hornets vs.. Vampires at Alameda
san Francisco vs. Building Trades .af
Freeman's park, Oakland.
scotias vs.. Independents Mt stadluIt
Golden Gate park.
The big event in soccer circles last
week was the selection of the inter
national teams representing England
and Scotland. the game to be played at
treeman's park. Oakland. sunday. De-
eember p. The league met Friday
night and the selection COMMITTEES
handed in the teams which they had
chosen for the big game. They are as
follows:
England ~ Crowley Independents).
Grant (Burns). DOwding (San Francis
cO). Swain (Vampires). w III. Jackson
(TniStleS). Perkins (San Francisco,
Bernard lVampires). Walters (Albictn
Rovers), Elliot (HOrnets), Pike (AIbiOn
Rovers), and Fay (Independeutsl-
Scotland McRitchie (HornetsJ
Smith (Ihistles), Scott (Vampiresl, w
ents). Mc<iernOn (AIbion ROvers).
tDuncdnSOn tfhiSLleS). Walsh (BurnS),
HcKenzie (Nampires). Downie CVam-
plreS), and Scott (ThiStleSl.
The reserves are: ScOtland-Selkirk
lAlbion Rovers), Manroe (Burnsl, Nc
Turk Turk (Thistlesl. and W. Robertson
tNampiresl; England-Lynch (HOr-
nets), Bromfield Building Trades,
Airey independently. and Hailes (Sau
FranciScO).
c.. ID. Bennett was appointed referee
and Patterson and ChOwn linesmen.
As was to be expected. the selection
was not we'll received in all quarters.
and. a number of players feel slighte4-
The Building Trades club is without
solitary representative, the best the
lads who build things getting was
Bromnelds name on the reserve list
While recognizing the fact that the
Trades is a good team collectively the
committee was OF the opinion that there
We're no players of individual brilliance
/ on the team and Tor this reason it was
impossible 10 pick one Of their players.
The position of gOalkeeper on the
| Scotch side was a subject of much dis
cusSlOn. as there were three sterling
custOdlans OF Scotch nationality play
ing with the teams in the league-Alc-
Farlane. n; McRitehie and r. p. Me
Rirchle- The younger AIcRttchie. who
lost the coveted position to his big
brother. is considered by the fans as
the superior goalkeeper of the two, and
McFaFlane is not without support in
the contention that he is the best Gus
todian in these parts.
The Vampires seem established at the
mead or the league table. and have vet
to meet their first reverse. but tha
ThiStles are crOWding the Alameda
boys. and one little slip of the Vamps
viii send the Scotch team to the top
As the teams now stand. both have
I played nine games. and the Vampires
have gained 16 points. while the
Th1StleS are. only one point behind
The Independents are a good third.
with 13 points for tho same number OF
games played as the leaders. The
championship will be fought out among
these three. and there is no fan bold
enough TO pick winner. The three
I leaders are all pitted against much
weaker opponents today. and unless
the unexpected happens there will be
no change in the standings as the re-
suit of the contests.
The Western leaguers are pegging
along, and good players being deveI-
oped. The San MateO team appears to
I be about the best in the league. and
has not lost a game The games for
this morning are: OIympics VS.. San
Mateo at Alameda, and Humboldt High
VS.. Golden Vests at the stadium. Here
| is the league table up to date.
WESTERN LEAGUE