The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-03
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SOCCER FOOTBALL STRIFE
APPEARS TO BE IMMINENT
American Association Is Facing CrisiS--President
Holden Makes a Statement-she Declares That
Action Already Taken Was Not Official.
(BY BERT DODGE.)

HAT ancient and honorable organization, the American Football As
ISOLATION, bids fair to be shaken to ITS foundations by a serious
trouble in which which , the Clark 1850 "a soccer err et lie" tro and tn rDo a as FT II
American u are the events of national importance for Association football
players and to hint of such a thing a S a disruption Oft the famous organza-
nros.ntta tha ,nor,o.n Footnau Association vas held saturday nigh at
the Continental Hotel, and, after that session it vas announced that a tie
game for the American cup between the Fall River Rovers and the clarks
should be replayed at FAN River. the first contest being declared illegal be
cause a player decided o be ineligible was in the Clark A. A. lineup The
carks refused to abide by the decision and say that, if the game is not
played in East Newark they will draw out of the association, return the
trophy which they now hold and go it alone. President Holden, of the
American Football Association, is now out with a statement which further
complexities matters. ii claims hat Saturdays meeting "a 10 a legal me,
that he did not authorize it and that Secretary Morrison issued 10 official
call He further states that he has not been officially notified of any pro-
test either from the Gla 4h. Or %r the 5Sovs He aI also max mane an m corn Ome sI'b.
draw g" fr%a t eas America ma Foof fd O association oat 10, o without Tg tT The Consent Of that
body To charges that thu officers Of M association were lnhuenG @nay y
a gdatI IN IN S @asrhg me ne e1 thn o 20 ore rs pay 9f l a rm f sd bat H a1 ffurnSasV m.
gates have fun control Of this money and that it is simply ridiculous to talk of
"ereft" lie will call another meeting soon.
Charley Meyer. the Rosevrle Athletic League teams anchor" is lot a
bowler who has explanations always at hand to account FOL ny lack Of sue
feel that the Rosevre teams failure to pin quite a $ well this season in the
diaeut home drives" that the "champrs" have to perform J. Charley de-
know how to account for i it but there's surely something wrong when Charley
5hsf the ef "e "a p pia.s sSssrsF handicap S1d% ]" Hs oo @Ie one 0"' Of "s yS '"'1's
boy. 10 late I Pft63 the View Ne1s %S f eastern a% League op team tea@s to- a be- shifted H about as much
a Tomm. was 5p ~? Grs or I as d igeglS r then e &c seq ss the eosfcgfs 1 msa 19g saaa WITH to the The
champions and it was expected he would stay with, them. Tho, The can 9a
nan That 1907 pennont went to the Canadian team largely because the play
lean against the horsehido Just about as effectively as anybody-when he's
lucky b@%S and I'd develops @gG@ a lame lame i leg . '% so%eth %@% . that sot. 'I Hes "a a great player
The canacEs he should make up considerably for the loss Of Jack rhoney.
+ Included in the deal and he is another performer with the stck Of no mean
hereabonts' OF late year Years. the scchooiDoys have been the only ones to dc much
tsa as nns er sq t syG pas the soOa n + Haa aons s 4C9nsr. n 1aao q aoSfG ss1s toward sa
hardy" athletes Athlete % ran i've miles OVER" rough roads and across fields that we're in
Dart in but the real contests will come later.
n,,1 aer G.a s5s f rails o% a1a ,s sssR s assess to v ssstn ,h as' soo @ sss taS. hockey key
get oat their sticks and prepare 70 make u for a forced absence from the
Sane al sauirted in for a smH cocktail and the hockey boys give up in
the surface "a so rough that accurate playing was out of the question.