Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-10-03

A MOTHER season in the National
~ Association Football League
was launched yesterday, when all
Vi the eight teams got into action. The
West Hudsons, champions of the league
last year. defeated the Wilberforce
team, of Paterson, at Harrison Oval
By 81 score. A goodly crowd turned
out To witness the initial league con-
tests of the season. The Scottish
Americans were defeated by 10
count at the hands of the True Blues
81 Paterson, while the Newark +. c.
sprang a surprise by defeating the
crack Jersey A. c., of Jersey City, the
score being ) to |. The Brooklyn F. c.
and the Paterson Rangers fought each
other to a standstill at Brooklyn,
neither side scoring
Hudsons Good Finishers.
: IN the game between the Wilber-
force and the West Hudson elevens the
Patersonians got away TO dying start
in the first half. After seven minutes
OF play the visitors gained penalty
kick due to Mason fouling Toman
Tom Fischer took the ball and netted
IL for the first goal of the league sea-
SON. The Hudsons meanwhile were at
q disadvantage for they were working
against the wind, and the sun bothered
them. Their forwards played the usual
dashng game of last year, but clever
defensive work by Tom Fisher for the
losers kept the home team in check.
4 onald, at goal also assisted in keep
ing the Hudsons down temporarily by
his ability and agility. The result was
that the half ended with the score
l to 0 in favor of the Wilberforce
forces.
+. In the second half. with the elements
in their favor, things broke better for
the Hudsons.
Shortly after the whistle set the
teams in action again for the second
period Ford tied the score for the
home club with a pretty shot from a
scrimmage in front of the goal. Carter
scored the second goal for the winners,
netting the ball on long drive from
the left side Of the net. He followed
this up by scoring the third and last
goal after taking a pass from Mckay,
after the latter had made long drib-
BILE through the defense of the visitors.
Both teams were on their mettle after
that and neither did any more scoring
True Blues, L, scottisb-Amcricans, o.
The Scottish Americans journeyed to
Paterson and opened the National
League season at Willard Park with
the True Blues. 1t was not unth the
last few minutes that the home team
managed to net the bail for the goal
that gave them the advantage and the
game. Allan Montgomery was ap-
pointed to referee this contest, but
failed to put in an appearance. j.
Oldfield, a Paterson man, was SUBJ
stituted and the players claimed he
called the first half four minutes be-
fore the regulation period had elapsed.
The Scots will protest the game at the
next meeting of the league officia' $.
Newark, 3, Jersey, 1.
At West side Park yesterday after
noon the Newark # G. team con-
quered the Jersey A. c. in an interest
ing contest by a score Of goals to ].
Newarks new football material showed
up well with the old guard to steady
the "greener' players. Lakely the
goalkeeper of the winners, played a
sensational game. He allowed but one
shot to get away from him and that
was in the second half, when Gerthley
sent the ball whizzing past him. Leg
CERT scored two of Newarks goals and
Dunlop was responsible for the other
Brooklyn, o, Paterson Rangers, 0.
Though the members Of the Brooklyn
F. C. played a more brilliant game
than the Paterson Rangers here yes
terday afternoon, they failed to take
advantage Of their opportunities when
they had the ball in a position to score,
and the game ended without any scor-
ing Paterson showed well on the de-
Tense, but the Rangers were not very
aggressive.