Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-14
EUREKAS PUT TO FEST TO TIE THOMAS
TEAM IN AMATEUR SOCCER LEAGUE GAME
Play a 3.3 Tie Game-Race Is
Close, Four-team Tie for
Second Place.
HE Eureka A. A, though drawinn
with the Thomas A. C. yesterday.

ILL
with the Thomas A. c. yesterday,
still retain their lead in the
Intercity Amateur Socce Football
League. The Marin A. A. took a game
from the Marshall A. A. Saturday.
Both elevens are tied for second place.
The Elizabeth United won it's first
game in the league, defeating the Pom
erov Thistles, of this city The locals :,
Are in third position. while the Retsyr
town combination is still sporting the F,
cellar position. The .Plainield Az.
G. tied with the Marshalls. Nairhs ant
Thomas A. C. as a result of their vfe-a
tory over the American Types. Tne&
standing corrected to date is as fol-
lows; N
At Riverside oval, Kearny, yesterday !
morning, the Eureka A. A. and the
Thomas A. c., both of Kearny. bat
tied to a draw in a soccer football CON-
test of the Intercity Amateur League /
competition. 1t was one of the regu-
lar weekly games. At the call of flmcY
both teams had scored three goals. u
In the first half, with the wind m !
their favor, the Thomas clever started /
proceedings with determination lana,
dash. and inside of fifteen minutes had
scored two goals. ~, ~
With a two-point lead against thems: !.
and the Thomas eleven playing hkso,
mad, things looked blue for the Eurekass
rooters and players. Suddenly thai,
Thomas team fell off in it's playing~s
From then on the Eurekas held thenff
In check and more. They played the
offensive game now, and made matters Y
exciting for the Thomas Club. BeforAu
the half ended ]. Winston scored tn
Eurekas' first goal after a long ru
and a well-placed shot. ~
On resuming play in the second hail. =
the Eurekas, who now had the wing,
in their favor, started the game Whers,
they left off and continually marched =.
on for the Thomas goal. Through Eus-
reka combination and determination
the Eurekas first secured a goal to It's,
the score, and then a while later got,
another one. which put them in. the :.
front, 3 goals to 2. -,
! With twenty minutes to go and thN.
score against them the Thomas 'eleven y
the favorites for the game, noticed tha.N
they were losing, and then occasionally.
pressed the Eurekas' goal. During oneee
of their attacks on the goal, a Eureka
man happened to. play the ball with
his hands. The referee promptly.
awarded the Thomases a penalty kfck.,A
Heneghan tried from the mound, but
shot wide. Then a dispute arose which
threatened to end the game. The
Thomas players claimed that the
player taking the kicks played thssn
ball before the whistle blew, and that.
it should have been taken over agailss
The referee claimed that the play was
made properly. After considerable arr
guing n disputing h -referee.gFes
sumed play by a throw-up art the pen1
atty mark. 80. -
Shortly afterward the referee de-
clared another penalty against the E1t-sl
rekas for a hand inside h e. penalty !
area. F. Sommers took this try, and
with a speedy and true drive beat the9
Eureka goal-keeper. ,1s
Both elevens tried hard to break the.
tie, but the whistle blew, ending tho :
game with both teams still even. The.
whistle was unwelcome to both teams,.e
who wanted to play it out to prove Il.
their respective contentious that each
was better than the other. The lineup: /
, Eureka. Thomas. |
| Carney .............,.J Mclaughlin |
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