The San Francisco call., 1909-02-14
TWO GAMES WILL
TIE THISTLES
AND VAMPS
ScOfiaS and Hornets Stand ia
Way of Scots in the
Soccer Race
BY Bob Shand

The soccer program arranged for go
day is anything but an attractive one.
Until the preliminary rounds of the cup
competition have been disposed of only
the second rate teams will be seen in
action and the fans will have 20 extract
what pleasure they can from the sport
provided by the weaker eIevens.
Two games in the cup competition
viii be played today. Albion ROvers
against Olympics and the Seotias
against the Golden Vests The ROvers
and Scotias. being members of the up
per set, may be looked upon as sure
winners OF the contests and for this
reason the fans are not enthusing
much
The California football league held a
meeting Friday evening at whicn it
was decided that the Hornets and This
ties play off the game which was
scheduled for last Sunday IL was at
first reported that the Thistles had not
put IN an appearance on account OF
the inclement weather and that the
Hornets were entitled to the points at
stake. It now develops that the HOrs
nets visited the grounds early in the
afternoon and finding the playing
patch to be a miniature lake Edgar
POmeroy, secretary Of the Hornets, tel
ephOned Tom Woods. manager of the
ThistIes. that the grounds were not in
condition for football and that there
was no necessity Of the Thisties max
AAB tue long Trip " san MaLeO. 1Sel-
cree ChOwn also failed to put in an ap-
pearance. so there was no chance OF
the game being awarded the Hornets.
even though the Insects were desirOus
OF claiming the game, which they were
not. Had it been decided that the
Thistles were at fault in the matter
and The game awarded the Hornets
the vampires would have won the
league championship by default
AS the schedule now stands the Vaml
pires have TO meet the Albion ROvers
and the Thistles Will have TO settle
with the Hornets and SCOtiaS. IL the
Vampires lose to the ROvers and the
Scots win both Of their remaining con-
tests there Will be tie for the cham
pionship and deciding game viii be
necessary. 1t would seem TO be no
trick for the Thistles to down the
Hornets and ScOtias and the fans are
taking u for granted that the Scots
VIII not lose either match The Vamps,
on the other hand. have a hard game
on hand with the ROvers, for the Oak
land team is right now at the top OF
It's form and in condition TO give the
best IN the business good argument.
The first OF the postponed contests will
be played Sunday. February 21.
sam Goodman, secretary OF the Cali
fOrnia football association, and who
has done so much good work in COM
mittee this season, has been appointed
manager OF the California soccer team,
which viii invade the north this spring.
GOOdman'S selection was unanimous
and no better man could have been
picked for the place. The Pacihc/COast
league has guaranteed the CalifOrnians
their travelling and hotel expenses, the
lads TO buy their own food while on the
trip. Some OF the boys demurred at
this and the league and association
have come to their aid. both bodies
having promised So a man for the *
that will make the trip. This will Just
about cover the actual expenses and the
lads are satisfied. The places and
referees for todays games are as fol-
lows:
Scotias versus Golden Vests. at Ala
media: William Canning. referee
Albion ROvers versus OlymDics. at
Presidio athletic grounds; c. ID. Bennett,
referee.