Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-28

ILLUSIONS Was the SURPRISE VI tlS
day,i in the soccer football games
played in the various leagues and COM
petitions hereabouts yesterday. The
Hudsons went down TO defeat by a
score of 2 to / at the hands of Phila-
deiphia Hibernians in an Eastern
League game played on the Harrison
Oval.
The Scots we're conquered i'll a Ma
tional League game by the Brooklyn
+. c. The Jersey A.. c. stepped into
first place in the National League by
defeating the aterson Rangers in Jer-
sey City. The J~erseyites have won
seven league games n lost four
while the Trans-Passnic eleven has
won six contests without suffering a
defeat. AS only victories figure in the
standing, giving two points each FOR a
win, the Skeeter team has a lead or
two points on the West Hudsons.
The Hudsons being without the serv-
ices OF one or two of their star players
In their game with the "Hibs' and the
making of a peculiar decision by the
referees were two of the primary causes
of the home teams defeat.
The visitors got down TO work with
a business-like manne right off the
reel. that showed that they We're OUT
| for blood, but the play during the hrst
half was pretty evenly divided. He-
neatedlv Shanks showed his class by
dribbiing and playing an all arouho
| star game. He was always in the thick
of the fray, but the Hudsons were not
o,,ite I'D to their standard form in the
forward line, and the players did not
cooperate in their usual brilliant style
,,t-- n-a4 of tho oarpa came near
the end of the initial period of play
After denying the home team a penalty
kick on a similar offense Referee Rus
sell awarded a penalty kick to the
Hibernians on the grounds that Kettles
had held clancy. Mccormack tool the
hall and shot il past Hanloh for the
only noint scored during the first hair.
RUSSELL was hooted for his decision, and
n took the heart out of the Hudsons
for a few minutes.
When the teams returned to the field
for the second half the Hudsons went
into the game with a do or die spirit
and kept the ball in the Hibernians'
territory for several minutes. After
several futile attempts Shanks. who
was again making things hum for the
Irishmen, finally succeeded in butting
the sphere into the net with his head
II was a clever piece of work, and the
cleanest goal of the game.
with the score a tie the visitors
awoke from their temporary stupor, n
taking the ball down the field bonn
barded the Hudsons' goal until A
Brown, after some exceptionally clever
passing by the visiting forwards, shot
the hnal and winning goal for the lads
ip 4ba oreen and white suits.
A penalty kick was awarded the
Hudsons shortly after, but o'Donnell
saved c~Ieverly and the Hudsons'
chances to win gradually dwlndled as
the game drew to a close.
An accident to Danny McNiel, centre
forward for the Brooklyn #. c.. in
which the Brooklynite had his leg
broken, marred an interesting game
played between the Scottish-American
eleven and the Brooklyn Football Club
a National League affair, at Wieden-
mayors Park. The MeNee players
were defeated by a score of 4 goals to
2. McNiel sustained his injury by
coming in contact with Galley, of the
local eleven, during the second half.
There was plenty of scoring, but the
number OF goals kicked was due partly
to the slippery condition of the field
and the absence of Epsilon, the Scots
regular goal tender. who was out Of
the game because of sickness. Mon
tieth took Epslon's job and did well.
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