New-York tribune., 1911-09-17
ENGLISH WIN AT SOCCa
Picked Men of New York League
Fight Well, but In Vain.
LARGE CROWD SEES MATCH
Corinthians Play Stirring Game
and Score Four Goals to
Two for Opponents. +

Two IOT OPpOuouIs'
Emulating the example Of their coun6y.
man. Harold H. Hilton. the Corinthiana
England's amateur soccer rootball team.
oxford and Cambridge men, every one.
took into camp the picked team OF the New
York Amateur Association Football League
by the score of I goals to In the Inter.
national match at the Polo Grounds yes.
terday afternoon. This was IN accordance
with general expectations. Had It been
other wise there would have been presented
a situation parallel to defeat OF the
Giants while making a baseball tour Of
England. But the league team was not
sauelched: II made a most cyeditable show
ing.
All other soccer and cricket contests o.
the cards for yesterday hereabouts had
been called off, with the result that hAfs
vas a general outpouring Of Enslishman.
Scotchmen Irishmen and Welshmen. a
well as others with an afternoon of and q
fondness for soccer. There were probably
five thousand people on hand when the
whistle blew, starting the play.
The membership Of the Corinthian Foot
ball Club as said above. Is composed ex-
cusively Of oxford and Cambridge men
and is usually limited to forty. though
may De increased TO nifty. Each year the
members must be reelected 1t was Or
ganized In 1882, and teams have been sent
TO all quarters of the globe, with the ex-
ception of Australia. Last Easter the
Corinthians played in the north OF spain
and the summer was spent In Brazil
Three trips have been made TO South Africa
and every country In Europe has been
visited.
IL was announced after the game mat
the New York League team, because OF ns
excellent showing yesterday, as wen az
against the Pilgrims and PennsyNshiA'
will challenge the ST. Leo's, OF 81 LOUIS
and the Hyde Park Blues, OF Chicaso' ior
the championship OF the United states tns
series TO be played out West during the
Christmas holidays.
The whistle blew at $3.50 O'CLOCK Csp-
tain Morgan owen won the toss from Cap-
tain Hynd Of the home team, and New YORK
kicked off. defending the western goal
Harry stevens put the ball In play. The
Englishmcn got corner" without delay,
hut no tally resulted Before the New
Workers obtained their bearings. they were
sion. They were not costly The play was
mostly I'm New York territory, but by ana
by the Metropolitans got a chance. Agar
centred, but Thompson, a giant In goal.
rushed out and poked the ball out OK
danger
foul was given against each side ana
the Englishmen rcgained possession.
Eleven minutes from the start, Bache, the
Visitors brilliant forward. sent In beauty
which hit the cross bar. Before wilson III
soal could recover. Day, from inside right
smashed the ball through the posts for tho
first goal Of the game. Score: Corinthians
!; New York. 0.
New York kicked of again, but could not
reach the opposing goal. Bache snot over
tho home net and Day made a ruiues
try During a scrmmage in the goal area
With Salmond doing great work. the Cor
in,hians fouled A penalty was given ana
Porter converted and equalled the score.
The half ended with the score at one goal
for each side.
The second half began a. i5o o'''"'s
ana in a twinkllng the ball was almost
into the New York net. ends having oeen
changed Wilson stopped the shot brill
gave the Britishers further opportunitles'
The attacks we're repelled. minute lster'
after beautiful combination work by Br's
ley. pay and Bache, the Corinthians sec
ond goal was shot by Brisley. Twice tne
visitors kicked over the bar.
II was all Corinthian now. Their for-
ward work was revelation. Day sent
sizzler. but missed the corner OF the ne'
hv inches Just then a surprising tnlnt
happened Pressed hard. Wilson came ouI
from goal and kicked far down the neld'
Smell fumbled and Phillips. following I'D
grandly tied the score.
New York's toy was shortlived' Tor tns
Corinthians kickoff was driven rism
home through the centre by Coleby. score
Ccrinthians 2: New York, 2.
Wilson called upon them TO save the ni
again and was drawn far out. ne o1 ~
Iot past him. but Ross filled up tne gay ~
goal. IL was not long before the Corii
Than forwards obtained control AGAIN cru
Day. assisted by Bsche and Coleoy, con
tributed his second tally. Score: 'or'h'
thians 4: New York, 2.
There was no further scoring ana tue
match went TO the credit OF the Corfu
thians on totals OF 4 goals to 2
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