Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-21
WEST HUDSONS TRIM
JERSEYS, CREATING TIE
In NATIONAL LEAGUE
Newarks Register Win Over the
Brooklyns in Same
Circuit.
HE West Hudsons are back on
even terms with their rivals,

even pefnub Win their rivals,
the Jersey A c., for the lead Of
the National League as the result of
the most decisive victory the Hudsons
have scored over the Jerseys this sea-
son. The game was played yesterday
afternoon on the Harrison Oval before
a crowd that numbered 5000 persons.
including many Jersey City fans who
came over to see their team humbled
by b fast travelling Hudsons to the
tune of 4 goals to / It was the eighth
straight win for the Hudsons in the
National League n makes the pros
poets of the team for capturing the
championship assume a decidedly rosy
hue-in fact, they have practically
cinched it.
As both of these teams have been
eliminated from the American cup tie
competition, the players are anxious to
com out on top on the National
League race, and the result is that a
pretty strong rivalry has sprung up
between the two elevens. The Jerseys
have been playing sensational soccer,
and a first-class game was expected
yesterday. Those who turned out to
witne IS the game were not disappoint-
ed. TO it was a great contest, and the
occasion was all the more enjoyable to
the West Hudson rooters because of the
victory scored by their favorites.
Jack Nelson played a star game for
the winners. scoring two of the goals
credited to the Hudsons on penalties
and playing a good game all around.
Nelson made the first goal of the
game when the contest was twenty
minutes old, netting the ball on q
penalty kick, made possible by Ran
SONS handling the ball within the
penalty area The second goal score
by the West Hudsons was the result
of Knowles's terrific drive out Of a
scrimmage, which went by Wagner like
a shot. The half ended without any
further scoring.
The final period of play was inaugu-
rated by further scoring by the West
Hudsons. Nelson dribbled the ball on
the wing, fooled the fullback and CEN
tired it to Lennox, who turned the
trick with a header. The wind was now
against the winners, but they were still
fighting as though they were behind
and anxious to tie the score Nelson
scored the Hudsons' fourth and last
goal on a penalty. The Jersey A. c.
made a feeble rally and managed to es-
ape d SuUlOuI WutH SiidlitS 6cttit-
bauer netted the ball after eluding
Kettles and scored the Jerseys only
goal. The Jerseys had many opportu-
mites to score, but they are not accu-
rate shooting the leather.
The Newark Football Club visited the
Marquette Oval in Brooklyn yesterday
| afternoon and scored a victory over the
Brooklyns in a National League game
by a count of 5 goals to 2 after Brook
dyn had scored two 2 goals in the FIRST
half and held the Newarks helpless.
/. The Paterson Rangers won a Ma
tional League game from the True
Blues yesterday by a score of | goal to
0 at Willard Park. The Rangers had
the game in hand from the start and
played better than their rivals at all
stages of the game.
Two Scottish-American players. Nc
Nichol and Fisher. were denied rein
statement by the American Football
Association at a meeting held on Sat-
urday at the Continental Hotel. The
players were charged with violation Of
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