New-York tribune., 1909-10-03
VICTORY FOR PILGRIMS
ALL-NEW YORK BEATEN.
Home Soccer Team Praised by Cap
tain of Visiting Team.

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Victory by the score of goals to 0 rewarded ths
efrorts OF the Pilgrims IN the first game OF their
second vlsit to America. played against an All
Ne" YORK eleven on the grounds OF the Staten
Island Cricket and Tennis Club In the presence os
more than two thousand enthusiastic spectators
yesterday afternoon The crickstsrz and tennis
PLAYERS OF the club had left the turf in excellent
condition- the grounds could not have been I'm
proved upon and the weather was IDEAL
That the Pilgrims should win was. OF course gan
orally expected. IL not actually foregons eOnclu-
sion The fact that the home team was not more
often scored against Indicated an advance IN
knOWledgs and appreciation OF the finer points a
the game since the Pilgrims had been here bs>,-,L
IN fact Captain Mines was greatly impressed ny
the stand OF his opponents and spoke OF th-ua IN
complimentary terms at the conclusion OF the game
He said
Many Anew ss 19Ts PLAYED a5g h neal god clean and gsa
here have Improved greatly since We we're ksrs
gait as yet To-day they played more Of a axai-
s I tbs nam % o5ct 5Hn one @ " WHICH me getting o goals
encounter 70 the utmost. and II our expsricnc. "a
which complain when the time arrives tor Is 70
go back
Naturally. goodly proportion Of ths onlooks-s
were Brttishers. with the real accent and quick
eye for the nice points OF the play But there -rs
plenty Of Americans. among them coIIexiaas aud
these we're not whit behindhand IN their ap-
plause when II was due. A fringe OF bltleia1k.rs
from the British squadron ski-ted the heIa a,1
here and there could be seen The xoId lace % A
officer The clubs OF the district were ruIIv r.7r.
sented all games hereabOuts having been scratched
In honor OF the visitors The New Yorkers cap
tained BY J. D Maclennon picked from the
ranks Of the Hollywood Inn Brooklyn. Clan Me-
Donald and Cameron clubs. The latter being m
used to another, failed TO match the Pilgrims
IN their combination Fyork. Added 20 this most oS
them were perceptibIy and consequently
failed to do themselves full Justice notable ex-
wood Inn Club. OF Yonkers. who played a most
brilliant outside right and shared with the fore
most OF the visiting players the applause gener-
ousy bestowed by the spectators In goai. o. VII
son OF the Clan Mcdonald, did yeonnan service and
made many fine save.
On the English team the work OF the forward
line. each member OF which seemed 20 know ex-
actly where ind the other at most any stage OF
the game and in the ticklsh situations was
most faVorably commented upon. 7. T. F1tchie OF
Woolwich Arsenal. who scored two OF the goals in
succession IN the second half. lived Up 70 the
reputation that has preceded him. and his dribblins
and lodging were easily the features OF the game
His cIUbmate. G. r Hoare. scintilarsd as a centre
forward and succeeded in making the first and
only tally in the opening half from q penalty. In
addition this. he bonbarded the New York net
hsrcely. and he hindersd from adding other
points his personal score only BY the fne de-
fensive work OF the two Stuarts the f1IIbscks
and OF Wilson in goal ". Davidson OF Falkirs.
Scotland proved 10 be a shifry outside left and he
had left foot that could do wonders H J. East
wood. on the other wing, also speedy player.
and A. K Campbell. the right halfoack. was tina
fastest runner On the visiting side ". o. Glenn
enson. srocky chap. hard worker, and
would have had success but for the brilliant
work OF Mcleod, with whom he clashed repeatedly.
J. ]. Bayley who IS six feet four and one-half
inches tall, lowered above his comrades and has
particularly heavy foot n spite OF this. he curbed
himself admirably and his short shots
effective IN feeding the halfbacks than IL he had
the sphere the entire length OF the field.
might very easily have done. H NJ Lemoins. ths
crack goal keeper OF Shepherds Bush. practi-
caly impenetrabls
The play was a little late in starting and Il
not until S:25 .. that Hoars put the ball IN play
the Pilgrims having elected defend the eastern
goal ". Stanser. OF the Sheffield Club. acted
referee, and the Inesren w d. Andrews
captain OF the Crescent Athletic Club eleven. and
c. Z. Dywer OF Columbia University
For twenty minutes the New Workers held their
redourable opponents in check and much OF the
time the visitors were on the defensive Finally.
the ball was handled BY HOyle, or the New
ork haIfbacks, within the goal area. and HOars
had no difficulty kicking past Wilson into the
net The rest OF the half yielded nothing 70 tho
efforts OF either side. F1Jchie was the cynOsUre of
al eyes and fifteen minutes after the restart that
player centred 70 Hoare and. recovering the ball.
centred through for the second tally Ten minutes
later he repeated the trick following fierce bonn
bardment OF the home goal shortly before the
call of time, H c. LlttIewort, centre hslfback.
shot the fourth goal from Hix-up in front Of the
net.
The Iine-,Ip and score follow.