The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-22
Thread Men in American Cup
Final by Beating Rovers.
2 to 0.

West Hudson is rejoicing today orer
the defeat of the Fall River Rovers by
the Clark A. A. Saturday. The 2 to Z
victory of the locals puts them very
much in the running for the American
cup, in the race for which Saturday.
| game was a semi-final. The Royers
are now out of the race.
The reasons for the delight in West
Hudson are two-fold-one that the cur
will surely be in this State, since the
Rovers are out of the race, because
there are hut three Jersey teams left
to compete for it in the final, the C1arks-
True Blues and the Jerseys.
The second reason is that the Clarks
won the game against the wind and
sum-, which stamps them as a very
strong team. After hope had been lost
by the followers of the can because
little Charley Fisher missed two pen
atty kicks that would have given VIC
tory to the thread workers much soon
err, the team played better and stronger
than ever. The ~rooters thought thai
luck was surely against them when
those two penalty kick failures were
rung up. The misses were the only
two that young Fisher has made Ill
thirty four tries. The jonah to them
was near.
with grim determination after the sec
ond miss in the second halt tne o aa5nd
went to work. Fisher and Marttu. n,uSu
by Forfer, Porter, Lone and Lew Niilet'
began to play the Rovers Off tneir .ee,'
With the sun and wind against tn nsith
such speed that the Rovers were lost
Bagiey worked like a fiend to stem tne
tide. being in the thick of the tray y, ~
ever the BOYS took the leather loWaru w
Rovers' goal. The game Bagley pllayso
was superb, but the forward Inc o. IN
Giarks, backed up by Forfer. Porter a tho
Observation-Disclosures men. The wind was bad
and accurate shooting was difficult for N,
FClarks. The speed OF the game = VIM,
was at stake had the boys WORKED ui
to a high pitch and foul playing was no,
Iinfreduent The Rovers. every once IN !
while, got the ball away from the (iarks
70 he cs eNSell e tow Work of Of Forfer. Fnllbacks
r. Fisher and Toman and Young Huht ~
| goal sent the ball away out OF Hanger. !,
the Rovers' goal. when the first goal was
scored. Corner kicks were frequent, pc,
cause the Clarks were trying for al una,
the scrimmages Bagley got a bad kick ir
xhe face. which caused him 70 wear :
Mndage during the rest or inc sanle
After one OF the coruti hiSEs, Us - ~.
Martin took the ball away from one OF N,
Rovers. He made a desperate kic at N.
round thing TO shoot, but one OF the Hovei
hacks was in front of him, who KICKED
the ball at the same time. Town Wen
| Martin. The spheroid travelled but a 100
or so, and Martin was on his teet IN !
fifty. BY an extraordinary effort he go
The bah about opposite the light goal post
Clear for just q moment, he made a uulcf
shot. and 10, Moorehead could not get II
Lusty cheers went up from the crowd, ane
the ClarkS took on new confldence VIII
their one tally. Bagley, showing the leae
in attack for the visitors. although a iull
ne was all over the field after the Glarks
first tally, rushing the ball to his op'
ponents' goal. Bur his work was unavail.
ing. for the second score wa made sooi
after the first. Little Charley Fisher go
the ball near the same spot as Martlf
had. and with most of the Rover team rag,
ing him. hit the leather a wicked KICK, ane
The game was one of the best played
m this vicinity. A large crowd: probably
more than 5000. journeyed to the Clarks
grounds to see the ~eonduerors or tne
West Hudsons. Newarks ana Philadelphia
some foul playing and injuries to play,
ers, but the Importance of the game ano
its CONSEQUENT excitement can excuse them
Martini. Lone and Miller. besides Bagley
were injured.
The lineup was:
Clark A. A. hall 1tiver Rovers.
Hunt Moorenea'
Goal.
Right fullbaek.
left saiIoaek. 5.