New-York tribune., 1908-02-10
TEAM OF ALL NATIONS.
Seuen Countries Represented ON the
Cornell Soccer EleUen.

The Association football team Of Cornell Univer-
sity is probably the most cosmopolitan cohec"on
of players that has been assembled as team
In an American educational institution This IS
tbe team which recently accepted the challenge TO
play series of games with tho Psuiista Footoah
League of Sac Pauo. Brazil. In South America
and an answer to the acceptance Is now oe'ns
awaited.
The Cornell team is composed OF players Iro'f
four continents and seven countries ony n'e u
the PLAYERS are from the United States The other
six come from Brazil the Argentine Repuohc' Cru
quay, spaIn Greece and Armenia A. Arthur sar-
rniento. tho manager. who is also player hdiis
from Buenos Ayres. Argentine Republic
Last year some Of the South Americans on tne
Cornell team sent a letter to the Pauista League.
OF Brazil, to find out whether a series or games
could be arranged. The answer to this was cnai-
lenge under the following conditions:
"The PauIista League guarantees to pay the to'al
expenses of the Cornell team from the port OF
Santos or Rio de Janeiro for fifteen days and 10
give 75 per cent Of the net gate receipts OF the
games to the expenses OF the Trip Inc
number of games shall not be less than three anu
It IS TO be understood that the visiting team shan
not play against any other association OF sport IN
Brazil without the previous consent OF the faufs'a
League
1t was decided to ask the Pauiista League 10
guarantee the entire transportation expenses, ana
also to challenge the principal leagues of NOME
video Uruguay. and Buenos Ayres Argentine Re-
n,b,ic In which the Association game IS popular
An answer is being awaited from the fauhs'a
League and 1t is expected to be favoraDie one
II the Cornell team takes this trip. it Will be the
longest one taken by an American eotiese
team IN minor sport
The players on the Cornell team. together with
the countries from which they come and the pre-
vous experience they have had in the soccer game
Asia-v. E. siramarkian, of Armenia; no previ-
GUS experience.
Europe-S s. Chryssides of Greece has played
one year at his preparatory school and TWO years
at Cornell. jose RODRIGUEZ, of Madrid Spain' has
played for the Germania Club, of Hamburg Ger
many, for two years. and also at St Pierre Col
lege, at Dreux City. France
South America-Octavio Bicudo. Of Sac Paulo,
Brazil: played five years at Mackenzie Coiiese'
Sac Paulo, Brazil A c. Towers, of Montevideo'
Uruguay; played at preparatory school two years
A. Sarmiento, Of Buenos Ayres. Argentine Repuo-
lie: played the National Institute for two years
and at Cornell year George Deicasse, Oh
Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic; played three
years at preparatory school or Laney at 0ehe' o.
Switzerland and two years at Cornell
North America-H. D. Hadley, OF United States'
played one year at preparatory school W. n
Richie OF United States; played one year az pre-
paratory school ". Cooper, OF United states' no
previous experience. II. z Worden. of United
States: no previous experience. w. E. Wright OF
United States: previous experience
DeIcasse is the founder of the Association foot-
ball organization Cornell. Bicudo is the captain
of the team for the present year.