The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-05
UTAH SOCCER TEAM
MAY co TO PACIFIC
William Service, Well-Known
Referee, Suggests Advisable
ity of California Trip.
PLAYERS ARE INVINClBLE
Aggregation Could Be Formed
Here Which Would Uphold
Prestige of State.
Bv William Service

Six wears ago a handful OF soccer foot
ball enthusiasts. in playful spirit ar
ranged n game OF soccer football among
themselves. just for pastime, and from
that small and humble beginning has
evolved the great soccer Football activity
OF tho present day in Utah.
Utah has excelled In every branch OF
athletics for the simple reason that In
this magnificent mountainous country We
have the very best brswn and brain that
can he produced.
circles II was suggested among some OF
The knowing ones that II II were possible
TO do ". n team selected from the Nart-
Gus soccer football clubs here I'm Utah,
would give a good account OF itself II put
up against any OF the western states
soccer football players, and the idea, once
suggested. has been discussed and argued
among local soccer players until II has
become so impressed on the minds Of the
bows now that nothing else viii satisfy
them, They want to try conclusions
with some OF the soccer players or Cali
fornis. which is the nearest state to
Utah with an aggregation OF players
worthy OF our prowess.
The proposition OF sending strong
however that presents difficulties OF a
financial nature. and q 8 the boys OF the
local soccer team are workers II is
question OF laying OFT work FOR TWO
etc. involving an expenditure OF about
$f5 for each man.
This is considerable OF a sum- to them.
hut on canvass being made IT Is be-
lieVed that fifteen men, the best and
strongest players in tho state, and ca
pabIe of giving a good account OF them
selves. will he willing 10 undertake the
trip at Christmas TINE and uphold the
transportation. provided they are as
sured of the moral ard financial support
and assistance of the people of the state.
Such 2. trip would advertise Utah and
SAIL Lake for the team being all all
Utah team would be drawn from repre-
sentative teams of tho state. The writer
Is under the impression that for ability.
and knowledge OF tho game, there are
few. IL any OF the teams on the coast
that could defeat the Utah boys.
The following numes have been sug-
Utah against any California team:
Msyhew. Graham. Gosh, Shields. Fox.
Burlington. T Majors tR'o Grande,;
Bramley. Fred Bramley tSalt Lake,.
a. Adamson. Thompson. Shapland
(Utah Copper.
j. Heywood. II Haywood. j. Aspden
From among these men a team could
be selected that would be hard to beat,
II any lovers OF athletics have any sug-
gestlons or ideas to offer, the officers
OF the union would be glad to hear from
them.
Perhaps one or two OF our University
OF Utah players could be induced TO ac-
company tho team. Coach Bennion. who
played great game as goal keeper for
the L. OF O., and Captain Lon Ronney,
or OFT Romney. who have both very
good speed and remarkably good control
OF the ball. would be acquisitions.
The idea OF sending such n team 10
| California has n great deal to commend
! itself TO the soccer players Of Utah. and
with tho right kind OF backing II can
be accomplished.