The San Francisco call., 1909-11-01
Ten Men
Vamps Easily
Defeat Burns
Prove More Than Match for
CaIedonians in Seasons
Surprise at Soccer

The biggest surprise ofsrthe- soccer
season was pulled off on the Alameda.
field yesterday when; the Vampires,
with only 10: men, defeated the strong
est eleven that the Burns could put in
the field, to /. The Scots have been.
leading the bunch and were considered
g cinch to. win yesterdays contests but
the 10 Vampires gave the CaleGOnians
more than they could attend TO: A NUM-
ber of the regular Vampire players
We're called from town last week. and
when the teams took the field yesterday
Middleton, Davidson. A. Mckenzie and
Lee were absent. Two new players,
and Clystal, were pressed into
service. and lie, Coulter, former MEM
Der of: the team. was induced again. to
don. uniform.
The @Alameda lads scored first when
Bradshaw dropped a long shot into goal
and A. Downie made the right .connce-
tions. The Burns equalized before half
time. Rowe planting the ball where ct
did the most good.
T. The Vampires played the one. back
game in" the second period. Swain going
forward and Davie Hunter remaining
in. the back line alone. The change of
tactics worked wonders and it, was no
time before. the. Burns were called upon
TO defend their. goal. Bernard, put the
Wearers of the bat emblem ia the lead
when be found the net in a scrimina sc;
and when the Burns custodian missed.
Bernard again scored for the Namps.
FeFtens made it four when he headed
the ball into the net. from corner kick.
ahd.Swafn ended the festivities by scor-
ing d. few moments from the call of
time.
Hunter. lie Coulter. A -Downie4:and
swain were mainly: :responsibls- for. the
victory Of the Vampires, Bernard and
Downie being especially promine Mt. :.
The teams lined up as follows:
ires-McF'ariane.~S Swain, Hunter.
l'lNSta.l. Bradshaw I,p- { fO1Ifi iPT- ERTfnnS
BERNARD. A. Downie and T. Down1e
Burns-Lowe, Simpson. Grant. Harris,
Doig, Mcintyre. Rowe. Haig. Hills and
On account of the failure of the Of
fetal referee. Fred Lynch, to put in an
day afternoon the league game between
the Thistles and San: Franciscos was
called off and a friendly contest sub
stituted.
The. friendly game was a. tame affair.
the. Ttistles winning by a score of
goals to nothing. Scott scored in 20
minutes from a cross from the right
wing. 1t was i TO o. at half time.
= Sandy McTurke put the Thistles
another goal ahead when he scored with
a rocket shot a few minutes after the
resumption of hostiltties. Mclaughlin
went through twice alone before the
conclusion of the. festivities. The teams:
Thistles-M. MeRttchie. -Shsnks Wac
'ber, Townes.' McTnrke. Watson. Cars
W ell, cocirarte, Cuthberfsen. MeLaugh =
( san II Pa tterson, Evans. Nc
Donald. Perkins. Spencer. Siggs. Elder
Glass, Bennett. Priest*and Christie.
The Barbariars gave the Indepsnd-
ents a hard ruin at the Frtiitvale
grounds, the Indies winning by a score
of 3. to 3: 1t was half a minute from
the; call of time that the Indies scored
the winning goal. Grant sending in a
long. drive. which .Afrey kicked into
the net.
= Both teams put up a good article of
ball and the Fruitvale, folks turned
out in goodly numbers to witness the
soccerites in action. Bobby Jones
scored the first point for the Independ-
ents- and Elliot .equalized before half
:time with an individual effort Tommy
Fay put the Indies one up shortly after.
half time and Elliot again equalized by.
going through the defense alone.
Just when the crowd was pfeparing e
to leave the grounds the Indies put
ON the winning goal
The United Caledonians proved no
match for the Albion Rovers in the.
game played at the PFesidio athletic
grounds. the Rovers winning bv the
iopsitied score of S to 0. IT was : to
nil at half time and the game was in
favor of the Oakland team all the
way through.