The San Francisco call., 1910-01-30
Marathon Runners Meet At Baseball Grounds This Afternoon
RACE WAKING HOT
IN SOCCER LEAGUE.
ThiSfIeS and Independents Meet
i'm Important Game i'm Oak
land This Afternoon
By BOB SHAND
SOCCER GAMES SCHEDULED FOR TODAY

SOCCER GAMES SCHEDULED FOR TODAY
Bsr5arians rs. Burns. al Alameda; James Dun
can, referee.
Vampires Albion ROvsrs. at Fruitvals;
James Askham, referee.
Thistlss VS.. San Francisco Independents. az
Freemsns park. Oakland; W. W. Drinnan, ref
cree.
United calsdOnians vs.. San Francisco. at Pre-
sidio athletic grounds; E Fry. referee.
1t was an Off day for the soccer play
ers last sunday. only one game being
played in the league series. The Al
bion Rovers and San Franciscos. fur
nished the attraction at Freeman's
park. but the game was a joke. The
field simply a sea Of mud and
rain fell all the time during the con-
test. The result was as anticipated.
the Rovers gathering the honors. The
result of this game makes no diner-
ence in the standings of the teams. bue
a shakeup is expected after tOdays
festivities.
The ThistIes and Independents viii
clash at Freeman's park. and if the
Scots win they viii be in a fair way
to get the pennant. The Thistles have
only one more game to play after
the Independent argument. and it IS
unlikely that the Scots will drop any
more points. The Indies have been
playing nice article of ball lately.
but they are not in the same class With
the ThistIes-
The Burns and Barbarians viii har-
ness UP on the Alameda grounds, and
this should provide one of the best
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rank in and cutters. and it is impossibls
TO figure their chances. The Barbs have
/ been doing better of late. and with a.
strengthened lineup POmerOy expects
to bring home the bacon today. Harry
! Williams has returned from England.
where he spent his honeymoon. and
he will be included in the halfback line
today. Elliot has recovered from the
injury to his leg and will lead the.
forwards.
The Albion Rovers viii be the guests
I of the Vampires on the FTuitvala
grounds and Jesse AIOOre's men should
\ win. The Vamps are playing in hard
I luck at present. having lost num-
I Der of good players. so the ROVers
/ should gather the long end Of the
score.
The United Caledonians and San
I Franeiseos viii meet on the Presidi0
athletic grounds. and the locals should
l experience llLLle QlUlCuALE III duhC3AueS
| the honOrs. The CaledOnians have nOC
/ yet won a game in the league seriess
I and have only scored one goal.
1 The Oakland soccer fans have a
/ grievance. and the football association
I will have TO cater TO the transhay
/ sports or there viii be split in the
/ ranks.
I AT the last meeting of the associa-
tfon the dates for the cup games were
/ set. and il was arranged TO play them
all on the Preside athletic grounds
/ This is an injustice 10 the Alameda
county fans. who have supported the
soccer game nobIy. and it also appears
TO be a poor plan financially for the
! association
Freeman's park. Oakland. where the
cup games were formerly played, can
be rented much cheaper than the Pre-
sidio grounds. and il is a well known
fact that larger crowds attend the
games played in Oakland. The dates
and referees for the cup games are as
/ follows:
February 6-Sacramento Jubilee Rovers st
Oak Park. Sacramento, referee, 1Oungs hnesmen.
Robertson and Jones
March 6-Independents winners OF the sac
rsmento game at Oak Park. Sacramento, ref
cree Young. linesmen Robertson and Jones
March 6-AlbiOu Rovers Burns at the Pre-
sidio athletic grounds: referee. Askham; lines
men, Wardlaw and Duncan
March fs~vsmpires Us. Thistles at the Pee
sidio sfbIeric rrol,ndS- referee Drfnnan: lines
San S,.ro ast5sm and Earttlaw
March 2O-Barbarians san Francisco az
the PreSidio athletic grounds. referee, Wardlaw,
linesmen. Wallace and Fry
on February 13 at the PresidiO
grounds there will be an International
game between Scotland and Ireland.
/ the proceeds to go to j. Evans. a mem
Der of the San Francisco team. who
was recently injured BY falling from a
building. This is the first time the
Emerald Isle has attempted TO put
a soccer team on A local field. and
much interest is evinced over the out
come The winner of this game will
be matched With an all star aggre-
CATION.