Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-16
Association Football and Final
In English Cup
Trophy.
ANOTHER WELSH VICTORY.
vommcnt On the Recent 81. Louis
Marathon Racc--Iicsults of
Events Since 1900.

Inc final of tho English cup has re.
suited in another surprise-in fact re-.
suited in one OF the greatest surprise,
In the history OF the sport Tho sur.
prise in local football would be ma
greater had the u of u. boys defeated
either Michigan or Yale on neutral
ground. The flnalists were Newcastle
United and Wolverhampton Wanderers
ne United is a team containing scv.
eral intoinationals; is also ono of the
richest clubs in England and are sec
ond from top in the premier division
OF the league; while on the other hand
'Woi"rhampton are financially COM
paratively poor; have gone through fl
nanclal stress and to make both ends
meet have been forced to part with
several of their stars" The United
have the means to secure the finest pro-
Iessional talent in the United Kingdom
hence nick named team of all the tai
snts, while Wolverhampton. on the
other hand, have been forced To dis
pense with the highly paid stars" and
Spend on local talent. The Wolver-
hampton team Is an ALL English one (no
scottish, Irish or Welsh intcrnationals
IN It's ranks), eight hall from Wolver-
hampton and suburbs, while the other
three We're born and reared in the conn
ty 0ssaffordshire) They ocnunv q
half-way position In the second divi-
sion OF the League and so the football
rams said nothing but a cinch for New
castle in the final. But the beauty of
lSnglish football Is the uncertainty or
IL. one of its chief attractions is the
amount of surprises a season brings
1orth, more especially in the contest for
possession Of the cup
The United could be depended upon TO
neIcat WolYerhampton in nine ont of
every lO engagements They are with
out doubt far superior team. Their
league records are enough guarantee
Tor that; yet in the excitement of n
cup final they suffer a heavy defeat.
their fnesse and wonderful team work |
count for nothing lin a cup tto) |
against an inferior team with no polish |
Dur seemingly endowed with grit.
p,uch' dasn, and never say die-ness.
The day set for the contest was n |
rold and stormy one; sleet fell heavily
In the morning, accompanied by a bit
teriy cold wind, and this. added to the
iact that no London or southern team
succeeded in reaching the final. told
considerably against the attendance,
as only some $4,000 We're present
which though twice as large as any
crowd that ever witnessed football
or baseball match in the United States
Is after all only a very moderate at 1
tendance for an English cup final New
castle United adopted the short passing
game. which. though the better method
Tor the league, was suicidal on such q
large playing ground as the Chrystal
Palace Q2O by so yards) and no club.
however clever and scientific. has won
the English cup under such tactics
leastwise not on the large Palace en-
closure The wolves" CW'hampton),
on the other hand, adopted the long
passing game the ball being swung
clean over from wing to wing.
The wolves" half-backs-a sturdy
lot-in their deadly passing. nipping
every movement in the bud, intercept
ing ana dislocating their passes. They |
held on to their opponents forwards |
IKE bull terriers, and rutherford, Ap-
pleyard and company of Newcastle. |
probably the finest quintet of soccer"
forwards In the world, were for once
In their career held completely In
eheck The Wolves " backs and goal |
keeper also covered themselves with
glory and they finally won by three
goals to one, The actual total paying
Tor admission was 74,g57 which with |
season and complimentary tickets could
mean an attendance of close on 80 600
The wolves" We're the heroes of an
other complete surprise I'm the season
1898. when at Ballow Field Manches-
Ter. they defeated EVerton (at that time
team of "internatlonals' by one goal |
TO NIL. This is also the second time
second division team has beaten a first |
division team I'm the final, the other &C.
CASTOR being In the season of 1894
when Motifs county (then In division |
W defeated Boston Wanderers-i-1-at