The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-06


Football ieaguc season opened in
Seattle yesterday with a hard fought
game between the Rangers ~ this
city and Tacoma. the result being
q draw, with the score standing to
I. The game started tnmely. but IN
the second half both Sides sot down
70 business. aud during the Last fox
minutes ef play II was a toaS-up al
70 which team would carry OF the
honors TacomA shot the Hast goal
a. the day lust IN time 10 staVc Oft
a defeat. but during the closing min-
utes OF play the visitors had the
better Of tho argument and had the
Rangers hard pressed and playing a
purely defensive game,
First Half Even.
The Rangers Melted the Initial goal
Of the game when the first half was
about over Rutherford hootlng the
ball through after an accurate pass
from q McGiliivruy soon after the
bail was put nj play again, McGrath
eyened the score hy kicking a goal
for the visitors. Nicholson gave ra-
coma the lead by booting Ia a long
shot from the extreme right wing.
the ball striking the inside ~ the
post and bounding By Thompson be.
fore he could get his hands on H.
Ass before the whistle sounded the
end Of the first half. the Rangers
SCORED again. the BAH being passed
with clock like precision from the
center OF the field down 60 the ex-
trcme right. where Rutherford man
aged TO send II In 'front.' OF the posts
for Stalker 60 net. The play was
the prcttiest OF the day. bringing out
some first class combination work
During the half the Rangers had
the better OF the argument. the ball
being In Tacoma territory most ~
the time The play was ragged and
somewhat slow for the most part.
the ball moving rather hy individual
work than by combination play.
McGregor. the Tacoma captain. got
hard fall early In the game. and
this took some Of the usual dash out
Of hia play.
Faster Football
The second half opened with big
Improvement In the standard Of
play, both teams gingering up and
playing a much better brand Of soc
cen The Rangers led eff with q
goal from Kerr's boot. she ahGt be-
ing taken from the iefs wing and
Almost IN the center Of the field
9he Tacoma goalkeepar rad plenty
o. time to block Il. for no one was
IN front Of the goal at the tire. but
~ was caught asleep. and the ieath-
sr popped into the net. giving the
Rangers the lead again. The shot
was a beauty, but II should not have
restslted In a score.
Tacoma took a big brace toward
tho close Of the game. and shot con-
tinuaily for tbs Rangers net, keep
inx the Seattle men on the defens-
i've With only a few minutes af
playing tirne left. NcGregor sent the
bail out from a corner kick. and u
yas booted through. but the whistle
had not been sounded when the
play started. and Referee Gooden-
bugh ordered the ball hack. on the
try kick NcGrexor executed one Of
the best corner kicks ever seen on
Q local field. The ball took a wide
curve. and went straight for the
net Had the Ranger guaikeeper
lot ~ pass. tho score would not have
counted. as the ball had not touch
cd a man after the kick. bat he in
stinctively reached for the flying
sphere. which just touched the tips
of his fingers and bounded between
the posts Neither side was able TO
break the tie In the five minutes ~
playing time that remained. and
when the whistle blew the hall was
In the center Of tho field with both