The San Francisco call., 1909-10-04
Soccer Season
Is Begun With
Three Games
BeSt Contest of the Day Is Be-
tween Vampires and ThiSfIes
With Two Goals Each
Bv BOB sHAND

On sloppy field the Vampires and
Thistles opened the soccer football sea-
son at Freeman's park Oakland. yes
terday afternoon. After 80 minutes
Of the hardest kind of playing the
teams were on an equality with two
goals each
Both elevens put UP a splendid ar
ucle of the soccer game. The teams
were considerably changed from last
.ear. and in the matter of transfers
the Scots appeared to nave the better
OF the argument, McRltchie and Waeber,
formerly or the Hornets, donning the
wnlte jersey Altken, formerly OF the
-AlDiOn ROVers, was expected to play
Tor the ThisLles, but went back TO the
Oakland team at the last moment.
The Vampires drew frst blood. After
80 minutes play Watson sent the ball
out on the wing 10 Scott and the latter
PASSED 10 CarsWell Carswell saw an
opening and slipped The ball to Nc
Laughnn and the latter Immediately
banged IL into the net. Two minutes
later the Scots equaliZed whens T.
DoAVnie accepted pass from Middle
ton and made the right connection.
Middleton tried a long drooping shot
which the Thistle deIense mis9udged,
and Downie made the header in the nick
ot time. II was one each AT the end
of the rirst half
Bernard hit the goal post with a
scorcher IN the frst part of the sec
ond period, and a moment later T.
Downle put the Namps IN the lead with
an unsaNs bic shot. A. DOwnie worked
The bali up the neAd by himself, and
near the goal gave his brother the
chance which he Immediately took ad-
vantage Of Shortly before the call of
time Duncan ansOn tried a pretty shot
which missed by inches. Mctarlane
turned the ball over TO the other wing,
and Scotty was there with the itching
toe and drove the ball into the big hole.
Il was nip and tuck thereafter Wat
son was the star of the contest, and
was q much improved player The
teams were as follows: ,,,ss,o
Hunter, Swain, Bradshaw, Lee, Syme
Davidson, Bernard. A. Downie and L
Downie.
Sbanks, McTurk, W. II. Jackson, Wat
son. Carswen. Duncanson, Mclaughlin,
Towns and Scott.
Referee-Charles AIinto.
The Burns took a fall out of the AL
biOn Rovers in the seasons opening
game. played at Alameda. The score
was I TO o. The Burns opened the
game by continually bombarding the
Rovers' citadel, and the Oakland team
was lucky in getting of without being
scored against in the initial period.
The Burns boys played a hard game
and should have had something to
show for il at the end of the first
period.
The second half was in progress only
: few minutes When Anderson, IN
clearing, sent the bah TO Harris, The
latter Immediately passed the buck to
Hills, and that player planted the pei
let in the net This was all the scor
ing The teams were as follows;
Burns-Croll, Grant, Simpson, Harris,
Doig. J. Mcintyre, Haig, Welsh, Hills,
Gray and A. Mcintyre
Albion Rovers - Marshall, Selkirk,
Anderson, Hurst, Balmain, McKiernon,
Walters, Milne, Petries Aitken and
James.
Referees mes Askham.
The Independents celebrated the
opening of their new grounds ct Fruit
vale by defeating the San Franciscans.
10 > II was a hard fought game
and was attended by a big gathering.
The san Francisco team had all the
speed on tap, but the cleverness Of the
Independents more than Offset this
asset The teams lined up as follows:
independents j. Sutor, W.
Sutor Anderson, Grant, Airey. T. Fay,
Donohue, Hailes. Pike and Highett.
san ancisco-Pat atterson, Dewhurst.
Evans. F. H Spencer, Bell, Perkins,
Wills, Wheauey, A. Spencer, Glass and
Priest
Referee. Mckenzie