The San Francisco call., 1909-10-21
Soccer Game
Saturday at
Park Stadium
All California Team Picked to
Win From Players From
British Columbia
By BOB SHAND

What chance has the All California
team got against the players from
British Columbia?
This is the question that is agitating
the minds of the local followers of the
association football game, and the con-
sensus of opinion seems to be that the
boys of the Poppy state will be able TO
take the visitors down the line. The
game, which will take place at the sta
dlum, Golden Gate park Saturday, un-
der the auspices of the Portola festival
committee, will be for the champion
snip or the Pacific slope, and is ac-
cordpngly attracting much more inter
est than any soccer game ever before
scheduled on the coast.
The British Columbia players ar
rived from the north Sunday and have
been practicing at the stadium every
morning.
A picked California team went north
last spring and met the best aggrega
tions in British Columbia. The locals
made great showing against indi-
vidual teams, although they lost to the
combined eleven of the north. It.must.
however, be taken into consideration
that many, of the best players In cali
fornia could not take part in the north
ern games. being unable to make the
trip for business reasons.
For the Portola game the local asso-
citation has selected an eleven which
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team is as follows:
Goal. McRtchie (Thistles); left back Sci
kirk Albion Royersl; right back. Anderson sai.
center half. Grant tIndependents); right half hal
Perkins tSan Francisco: outside lett, flke
center forward Elliot (Barbarians); inside right,
Welch (Burns); outside right, Bernard tVam-
piresl.
The players selected are individual
stars, and il they play together there
is nVorV reason Tn hplipVe tnat the
championship will come to California.
The visitors have the advantage OF
being able to practice together, while
the locals Will have no opportunity or
developing g%combination tactics until
they meet the Canadians on the field
next Saturday.
Individually the California players
loom up as champions. McRitchfe. the
goal keeper, has done meritorious work
for the Hornets in recent years, and
this season transferred his affections
to the Tbistles. The backs, Selkirk and
Anderson. have played together on the
Albion Rover team for three years
and understand each others play per,
fectly. Both are husky boys and well
able to take care of themselves against
a rustling forward line. The Canadian
players indulge in strenuous football,
and the selection committee selected the
Rovers' backs with much wisdom. Wat
son, Grant and Perkins make a middle
line which is well calculated TO nip the
rushes of the opposing forwards
Pike and Downie on the left wing and
Bernard and Welch on the right, if
they develop combination, should be a
winning line.
The same teams will clash at the
Presidio athletic grounds Sunday after
noon, and preliminary will be played
between another California team and
an eleven from the British warships
at present anchored in the harbor. The
second California team will be com
posed of the following players:
Goal, Macfarlane (Vampires1: left back, Mid
dleton (Vampres): right back. Hunter (vam-
pires); left half. Mcl<iernon tAlbion Rovers)
center half. AIizen (San Francisco; right half
Harris (Burns); outside left, Scott CThistles
inside left Duncanson tThistlesl; center for
ward, Aitken (Albion Royersi; inside right.
Donohue Independentsl; outside right. Walters
(Albion Royers)-
The Canadian team is as follows:
Goal. Beaney Victoria; backs Lorimer
fNanaimo. Hewitt (Nanaimo and Rogers
(Ladysmith): half backs. Graham (Vancouyer)
Locke New Westmnster), McLean tvancouverl
and Mckinley tLadysmith1; forwards. Mcleod
(Ladysmith). Thomas fNfctora). Cruckshank,
Hooper, Robertson and Hurran yancouverl.