Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-12
THEY WANT SOCCER CAME
LOCAL SPORT PATRONS ARE
EAGER FOR DEMONSTRATION
ni"hm"nd Soccer club Announces Will
hGh"sS q" Hiring Newport News Ag-
Errcnt!On Here for Exhibition,


Richmond Soccer club Announces VIII
ihGh"ss Ia Hiring Newport News Ng-
Srrgnt'On Here for Exhibition.
scores OF inquiries regarding Soccer
football. and requests for {, contest
here. have been received By tho sport
Ing editor Of this paper and the game
Will 1t is believed. soon be established
as one OF the major sports Of this
vicinity. The Richmond Soccer club.
the pioneer OF the game In this see
ton. is eager to give Il demonstration,
and will bring one OF the strong New
port News aggrcgations to this city
within the next two weeks, If the
proper arrangements can be made. The
only obstacle now is the matter Of
financing the proposition, and plans
arc being considered To do this, it being
the idea to give q free exhibition in
order that the sport-Iovng public can
get "a dciinit" understanding OF the
growing game.
The Richmond Soccer Club is com
posed OF men who Save taken up tho
game for sport and not for profit. and
naturally ii is not n-aucially abl. to
bring out-of-town teams here TO play.
Each saturday afternoon. however. the
club meets at William Byrd Park.
where two teams ar. chosen and q
game played Believing. however. that
more interest would attach TO a rcpu-
lar match between clubs OF the two
cities Il move has been started 70
make II possible.
RICHMOND SOCCER CLUR
OFFICIAL STATES POSITION
1t was suggested In The Times Dis
patch on Thursday that soccer nc given
some consideration by the athletes OF
Richmond and vicinity. and g. w
Draper secretary Of tho Richmond
Soccer CLUB. has written the following.
letter:
I'm reference TO your article on Soc
Ger football. The Richmond Soccer
Club would re glad TO play an exhibit
'lon game at any place in Richmond.
Broad street Park preferred. The only
objection 10 broad street Park is Ia.
lack OF necessary expenses. as our or
Eanization is purely an amateur one
composed OF Americans and Hr!tishcrs
We have = very strong team and q
number OF corners. who play each
week. hut Il the necessary expenses
were forthcoming q brilliant team
could be brought from Newport News
where there arc tire" soccer clubs. and
a game would be witnessed that would
be VOL worth going a long say TO
sec. Practice games arc played every
Saturday ~ William By-d Park, where
all arc welcome. both spectators ana
wouldbe players"
PLAN TO BRING GOOD
SOCCER CI.tH HERE suON
In talking over the situation the
sporting editor OF this paper decided
10 do what he could 10 bring the New
port News club here for a match game.
and with this c1a IL view has sought
the co-operat;on o! w Il. Bradley, sec
rotary OF tn" Broad street Park Cor
poration. MIR. Bradley has not had
tim" Ia reply To this letter. but II is
probable that hc viii do so in the
next TWO or three days. as he. too.
IS interested in promoting the sporting
life Of the community.
Mr.. Bradley has been asked 10 per-
NIT The use % the local park without
cost, providing the receipts from a vol
untary collection do not exceed tho
necessary expenses OF bringing the
Newport News club here. II he agrees
10 this proposition, scheme for rats-
Ing the small guarantee. which viii
hardly exceed $50. VIII To-, launched
II is believed that any one WITNESSING
one game OF soccer. will he so inter-
csted that he Will want 10 see another
The game has had a. phenomenal a
growth rs golf, and already In the
North and East. il has been taken up
by colleges and schools, while scores
of leagues, hoth amateur ana rrofas-
s!onal are under way. In. season fol-
lows directly after footbnliS and fills
cndar between football and baseball.
GAME Is INTERESTING
AND Full OF GINGER
Tho game Is along the lines OF as
sociation football. except that II com
bncs some of the elements or the
American college game. The ball Is
advanced by kicking. or any other
method OF propulsion, except running
with 1t. and the game requires as much
science and skill as does tho older and
more popular sport. IT gives a better
opportunity for individual brilliancy,
and is said to be far more interesting
TO spectators than any other sport, cx-
ccpting. possibly. baseball 1t is Ger
tainly far more simple 10 follow for
those not familiar with the rules. II
is playa on Il field CORES ponding in
size To the familiar gridiron
II soccer ever makes itself known
10 Richmond sport followers. it will
be one OF the most popular Of our
sports. The season here would he ideal
for the game as there is little snow
to interfere with the playing field. and
the cold Is not too extreme for the
spectators. 1t is believed that one or
two exhibition matches with regularly
organized teams would so familiariZe
the local sport followers with Tie game
that IL would be an established feature
and would bc a moncy-niakrr for tho
owners OF the Broad Street Park
Mr.. Bradley. OF course Is interested
In any sport that would use his
grounds. hut outside of the financial!
benefits, he has always been ono to
promote anything that tends to adj
vance sports. and is really one of those
who put Richmond on the map, athlet-
ically.