El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-23
Association, Strong in Is
Countries, Now Backed
by Federation Here.
(BY MONTY

New York. y Y, March 23.-The
United States is about to be put on
the map-the international soccer
football map. The American Amateur
Football association. which has been
organized silently but swiftly during
three months and is just now break
ing into print has received word from
the Paris headquarters of the Interna-
ton Football federation that its ap-
plication for membership as the Off
cial governing body Of soccer football
in Uncle Sans domains wiz be acted
upon favorablv. This means the sup
plvinE Of the one thing that has been
lacking to make soccer take its en-
titled place among the foremost sports
Of the country.
Soccer-or association, if you choose
LIS the best organized of all amateur
games in other countries. The Inter
national Football federation ever since
Al was formed in 1904, has governed
the snort In IS countries, including
all the nations Of Europe ana OtnSA
lands as far away as AustfaIla- -
each country. under the inter Id INA
hoard IS q national board lndL - "
soccer football what the A A u. - 70
track athletics in the United States
An this time-fOr eight years-Jne
United states has played second Luu-e
10 the rest OF the World N sOCCS-
Football To be more spectre. Il mas
n1aved second fiddle to England 1here
is an organization in New Jersey COM
posed almost enureIy o. scr - =
Scotchmen known as the AHleI-Cs5-i
Football assOciatiOn-not- the amer
can Ameateur Football association ;
note the difference in regard 10 the
word amateur''-which for a number
Of years has been affiliated with ana
IS : subordinate body to the FootDaAI
association Of England, Whlch IS lne
English suborganizatlon OF the IN .isl
fional body. This is the nearest me
T-nfted states has ever been 10 Dslns
on the map, "sOccerly" speaking
R1It now comes the American FOOT
ba0 association Its perceptors nave
-. sI1orT4 their endeaVOrs of solving
the DrobIem without eclat or bcmDesL
TheT have made no noise, out tnes
have achieved results AS the 1Iul
~ 2 dozen trips around the coulllLs ,
- The interest of the game, these men
have lined I'D in their orBanL1e1 l. ~
altogether los separate soccer LOGt
hall clubs, which 70 De sure = 49, i
go 1r7cleus These embrace Two 10
81 lea gues in Baltimore; two IN Ne@
81 X j. one each in Chicago Hocn-
es+er Ruffalo, Erie, Pa; CleEelano
Pfttsburg, St Louis an9 49, Ia II
the Utah Association r OOt "a q
--I5cr with headquarters IN SAT- LahS
Gle and the Michigan state AssO-
e5.4for Football league, with heaoQua
Ta-e AZ Detroit ms -e-o~ 49,
sttSsLSs,zstfon- which has is clubs in Il
80 four of the best parks IN Allcnl-
pan was formerly a meuloet VI ~
go -f.s7 Football association, anC
fberebv playing third fiddle to Eng
is1 The formation Of the new nationa.
- md the success Of the eIIorLS
- 6s,-e It recognized by the interna-
tfo1sI federation, are due to the per
sonaI enthusiasm Of four Promi me
I1erican devotees OF the game They
81 r-5ec--,se " Cahiu formerly a NOV
S1g shirt IN st. Louis, and now 10
aa7e5 in New York; Thomas Bagnall
Of Harrison. \. J. president Of thc
49, II AGAR. Of Critchleys, n. Y.
seeSetarT of the same league, and R
SscCUlloch. OF Brooklyn, \. Y. head
Of the clan Mcdonald All glory Il
Beeinning their efforts with the New