New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
FAST SOCCER MATCH
ENGLISH TEAM WINS.
Pilgrims End Tour by Defeat
inc Crescent EleUeH.

As wind-up 10 their second American
tour. the Pilgrims. OF England. defeated
the eleven OF the Crescent Athletic Club
at Bay Ridge yesterday afternoon in fast
soccer game by a score Of goals 10 l.
After rest of two nights the visitors
were a great deal fresher than in their
game with the Amateur League team on
Sunday. The Crescents, on the other hand.
were in cod form. played a hard. agrees
sive game. and acquitted themselves to
the full satisfaction Of their followers. IL
was the twenty-second game the Pilgrims
have played in this country, and 1t was
with certain feeling OF relief that they
heard the referees whistle which brought
their second American campaign to
close.
In all. the Pilgrims have won sixteen
games. lost two and drawn four. and the
matches were played at the rate OF one IN
every two days-a pretty strenuous task
when II is taken into consideration that
at home they are accustomed 20 play only
one day each week.
After dinner at the city clubhouse OF the
Crescents. Immediately after the game.
the Englshmen divided forces. Some OF
the players led by Captain Milnes. took
the o'clock train for Niagara Falls.
whence they will proceed to Montreal in
a day or two. and sail for home on Friday.
Five of the party. including H. Nj. Le-
mOine. J. J. Bayley. A n Campbell. f. j.
Cotton and W. Stanser. are booked 20 sail
on the Lusitania to-day.
Captain Mines. who offers the cup for
which the American colleges compete each
year. when pressed to comment on the
trip. said:
IF there is message I might leave for
association football players in America, Il
is that one and all play the game for its
own sake. play the ball and evade the
man. Work on the motto that No one
ever gets lost on a straight road have
noticed considerable progress since our
visit OF four years ago and am delighted
with the hold the game has taken in the
schools and colleges There is the real
field for activity The hospitality heaped
upon us has been generous and typical
Of American sportsmanship. A year hence
you may see US again. but as 10 that I
cannot now speak with certainty"
u score against the Pilgrims this trip
was two goals, which was accomplished
I'm Chicago. Fall River and Brooklyn Con
sidering this. the Crescents were we'll sat
isfied yesterday to be able TO penetrate the
Pilgrims net once. This distinction fell
/ 20 William F. Jackson. captain OF the
Crescent cricket team, who played at in
side right For this piece of good work
Jackson will be presented with new hat.
which was offered by !. ;. Kennedy to
any and all of the home players who
might get past the defence of the Br1tons-
PLAY began shortly after : O'Clock, with
/ the Crescents in possession of the ball.
/ The Pilgrims however, we're soon busy
| bounbarding the New Moon goal and here
| the effective work of n. J. ChariwOod was
/ timely In about FIVE minutes Jeffers was
/ forced 10 kick the ball over the Crescent
/ line and this Welded the first corner
/ for the Englishmeu Davidson made a
pretty centre but Cotton headed 70 one
/ side A second corner was scored by The
/ Fnelishnnen shortly thereafter on the same
/ wing. Charlwood meeting Davidson's shot
and the ball went back 10 Cotton. who
this time headed over the net. After play
had been IN progress ten minutes rapid
/ fire exchange Of kicks between the Pill
grim forwards and the Crescent halfbacks
resulted IN c. r Hoare shooting the first
goal
Hoare. who has about forty-hve goals 70
his credit as the result OF his play on the
tour Just ended, appeared bit sluggish
compared with his usual nimbleness. but
in the second half the great Woolwich Ar
senaI centre got busy. and before the game
ended had four goals in all 10 his credit
/ The Crescents. Of whom II. NJ Kerr. W
/ q McCIelIand and ". r. jackson played
splendidly together. were bit overanxious
and were penaIized few times for Off
side play. In this respect also the Eng
Iishmen suffered AT one stage Of the game
when Campbell. of Southampton. shot q
goal which was disallOwed-
After the restart. Harold Armstrong
made several good saves and Kerr rar
the ball a number Of times to within close
proximity of the Pilgrims goal. but al
WAYS there was either Captain Milnes OF
, Iemoine to intervene. The third goal fOI
| the Pilgrims was soon shot by G. Coop
/ land. who had replaced T. T. Fitchie al
| inside left. O'Rourke and McClelland We're
seen 10 good advantage in couple Of dan
/ gerous runs. and then the Crescents were
/ allowed their first corner. which CharlwOOd
| centred but the Pilgrims cleared.
Then came the play which yielded the
/ Crescents their only tally. ~ +. Clegg
from outside left. centred. and upon Jack
son getting possession. the latter man
aged 10 get il over Lemoine's head. al
though the Pilgrim gOaHNeeper touched il
/ with his hands. Captain W. ID. Andrews
of the Crescents. who occupied the same
position ON his team as did Captain Milne:
on the other side, was one of the mainstays
/ OF the Crescent defence.