Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28
|,PORT|NC GOSSIP
| Of OLD COUNTRY
,,hletic Events Interestingly Dis
Cussed by J. Morgan
For "NeWs."
|rHE ENGLISH CUP CONTEST,
y,ohv Game With Wales i'm Lead
Another Between England and Ire
land Proved Fast and Furious.
(By j. Morgan.)

Tn Football circles interest is centered
h. England at present in the contest
,or possession of the English cup. The
,,roeent holders. Sheffield. Wednesday
had the severe misfortune of being
| ,,roeked out in the first round. which,
strange TO say, has been the fate of
several cup holders in former years.
The second round has been played, over
RIO 900 being present at the IS games.
nh. largest crowd, $1,000 being at New
castle, and the smallest, 5000, at Grims-
by. The southern club again did we'll
|hnd IT looks as If one of the southern
Teams will appear as one of the finallsts
tpt the Chrystal Palace next April. It
mas been bad season for the Yorkshire
tlub who in the past have made a name
MS stubborn cup fighters, as not a sin
see club from the broad acred shire has
Survived the second round. while on the
bother hand five clubs from the county
Palatine QJanes) her ancient rival OF
the Red Rose are still in the running
|7and all going strong. OF the 10 clubs
left for the third round. only four
|teams namely. Aston villa, Wolver-
tJldillptul w uIutl|lsi Evil bpl anu NldiA~
chester City, have had the honor In the
spast of annexing the coveted trophy.
|gThe first round with the six replays
Extracted in all $4,000 spectators. the
ssecond round, with the replays. 5000.
linaking the huge total Of $4,000 for 60
sames-ls striking testimony to the pop
Ihlarity OF this contest--the greatest
sfoorball tournament in the world, es-
Epecaly when notice is taken of the
Hfact that In the majority of cases the
sgames were played in none too pleasant
#weather as og-bound frost bound
4grounds sleet, rain and snow has had
"a tendency of keeping many thousands
Eof would-be spectators away. Tho
Ethrd round was played last Saturday,
|Feb. g, another unlucky day, as. ac-
cording to reports. the worst storms for
tmany decade prevailed all over Eng
Hand, especially in the north, which I'M
toubtedly will tell on the attendance.
DRAW FOR ROUND III.
Bolton Wan VS.. Everton.
Newcastle VS.. Liverpool
Grmsby VS.. Chrystal Palace.
Aston Vile VS.. Manchester.
Portsmouth VS. Stoke.
southampton VS.. Bristol Rivers.
W'hampton Wan. VS.. Sirondon.
Manchester City VS.. Fulham.
Al to be played OIL ground of first
2med club.
THE LEAGUE.
Manchester United-the team of the
sar-are still cock o. the walk in league
rcles. and have big lead over their
sarest rivals. the United from New
sstle. The match between these two
rails on Saturday. Feb. Is, was one Of
finest exhibitions of the soccer game
ser seen In the British Isles. The
rund at Clayton. Manchester. was
Ned to its utmost limit, over 10000
kng present 30 minutes before the
htk-off and thousands were turned
way, not an inch of space being avail
Die The game was worthy of the at
sndance. play being at a terrific pace
md no fouls married the game. The
hature of the play was the tug OF war
TiSt Rutherford (Newcastle Utd.).
snsAnd's finest outside right, and Bur-
Eesslof Winchester It'd, at present the
best left full back in England The
latter generally got the better of the
exchanges Manchester led at half
time In the last Ave minutes Ruther-
lord equallzcd for Newcastle by head
ing through Blackburn. birmingham
and Sunderland are In desperate straits
aud stand equal chances OF being rele-
gated 20 division II. while on the sec
ond division there Is a glorious strug-
se between Derby county, Bradford
NY, Oldham Athletic and Fulham for
me two top places In the league. which
VIII mean promotion to division next
season.