The San Francisco call., 1908-09-20
Soccer Teams Await
Whistles Signal
By Bob Shand

The knights of the abbreviated
pants who chase the elusive soccer
sphere around vacant lots are busy
these days and each of the nine clubs
entered in the league competition is
going to be the winner-according TO
the respective and respectable secreta-
ries. Training rules are in force at al
the camps and on any evening a bunch
of phantoms may be seen cantering
along the shady paths of the park.
cess for the soccer game and the man
who can not jog an even five miles is
not likely to land a place on the regular
team.
Everything is ready for the opening
of the season two weeks from today.
With nine clubs in the league as
against eight last season. it will be
necessary for one of the teams to take
rest every Sunday
The signing up process is on, going
merrily and the managers are working
overtime acquiring the best talent to be
found. In the game against the Hor-
nets last Sunday the Albion Rovers in
cluded two of last years San Francisco
team. Miner and Matters, and these
Rover team in the league games. The
Hornets were not at full strength and
revealing 5 to nothing score. Eddie
Pomeroy again donned his football
togs and celebrated his eighty-ninth
season by playing his usual consistent
H0meTOY
league games are commenced he will be
able to put team on the field which
will be the one to beat for the cham
pionship.
will be back in the game this year.
having returned from Scotland recently
after years absence.
The Vampires, the pride of Alameda,
are moving along smoothly with Yer
non Showell at the helm This has al
ways been classy team, no matter
how much the @ personnel Of the lineup
appear to be in the best OF shape. Lit
tie is known of the composition of the
three Scotch teams-the Thistles, Rob-
ert Burns and Scotias-and g line on
these clubs can not be obtained until
the season opens. The San Franciscos
having lost some of their best men,
will have to break in raw material and
it does not seem likely that the club
will be as strong as last year.
There will be a couple of practice
games today both at the stadium. At
o'clock the Albion Rovers will meet
the Independents, and at the conclusion
of this contest the Robert Burns will
play the San Franciscos. The league
schedule for the season follows:
October 4-Independent VS.. San Francisco
Building Trades vs.. Scotia Vampire VS.. Burns
Albion Rovers vs.. Hornet
October 11-San Francisco Albion Rovers
Scotia vs.. vampire Hornet vs. Independent,
Thistle VS.. Building Trades
October isEBurns a vs. Ihissie' ste vsmpire ys
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dependent Scotia.
october ob-Thistle vs.. Independent, Albion
Royers VS.. Building Trades, Scotia va Burns
yamDire vs. San Francisco
November building Trades w. Independent
Albion Royers Scotia. Vampire vs.. Thistle
November s-Independent w. Burns. Horne,
VS.. Building trades. Thistle vs. Albion Rovers
San Francisco vs. Scotia
November 15-San Francisco Hornet Build
ing Trades VS.. Burns, Thistle Vs. Scotia. YAM
November 22-Independent vs. Vampire. sau
Francisco VS.. Thistle, Hornet vs.. Scotia. Burns
vs.. Albion Rovers
November 2e-Albion Rovers vs. Independent
gurns vs.. San Francisco. Hornet vs. Thistle
Building Trades vs. Vampire.
December 6-San Francisco VS.. Independent
Scoffs VS. Buldng Trades, Burns vs. Vampire
Hornet vs.. Albion Rovers.
Decenber 13-Albion Rovers ~. San Francisco
yampire vs. Scotia. Independent vs. Hornet
BuiIdinr Trades vs.. Thistle.
December o0-ThistIe vs. Burns. Hornet Va
vampire. San Francisco vs.. Building Trades
Scotia Independents
January 3-Independent vs.. Thistle Bufldius
Trades vs. Albion Rovers. Burns ". Scotia, Sar
Francisco vs.. Vampire
January 10-Independent ". Building Trades
Scotia W. Albion Rovers, Thistle W. Vampire
Hornet VI. Burns.
January l7-Bums -. Independent Huildin,