Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-15
BETHLEHEM IS
FAVORED TO WIN
DEWAR TROPHY.
Experience With Disstor
Eleven Should Prove Les
son to Steel Champs
TO PLAY WEST HUDsoNS

Locally the present soccer seo.o.
been rather uneventful TO date sn nae
only unusual occurrences sinca az uns
son got under way last October ~ ses-
defeat of Bethlehem by Disstor n, tne
American League game, and tbo ~
close and exciting contests plaved 'ny L.ly
IN the national cup competition "e's
Although two local clubs. yiscoso
Disston, made n remarkably pood auu au
preston in this event. no club fror. IN IN
city was expected to figure in ' i, n!n ans
seriously at least not beyond tho soo.ly wy
or third round Every prediction rossa
relative to the ultimate winner ~ '"aue s
Dewar Trophy was begun by ssv,s"
Whlch club Is most likely to beat BethisS
mem. the present holders Of the tronhv,,
Although Disston had to its crad,,
victory over the Steelworkers In n Ioa :
match, the Taconyites were not evn.ssu, rsssus
70 prove troublesome in the cun sSs,sN
Every local soccer follower recaivoa
pleasant surprise when Disston held pS,
lehem TO n draw i'm their cun rnotaL u,
Bethlehem, and not few enthusias,Ioor.
believed that Disston would win tbo =,
play on Christmas Day. Bethlehem rs,
no. TO be caught mapping again, howevsr
and completely outplayed the local elevs,
when the tie was played off at Tacors
Ball Park. 'V'y
Bethlehem faced the same situation Las,
year, before 1t reached the final round a.
the Dcwar Trophy. In the semihn,t.
round for the American Cup the tronhv
of the A. f. A.-the Steelworkers Es,.
drawn with Brooklyn Celtic, at Brook.
lyn. Bethlehem expected an easy victory
and went into the game chockfull 4,
overconfidence, and, as ofttimes Is m
case, they were beaten. BY coincidence
Bethlehem was drawn to play Brooklvn
Celtic in the scmfinal round for the De.
war Trophy-thc trophy of the U. s
A.-and thoroughly frightened, and az
thoroughly aroused. the Steelworker
played as only Bethlehem can play, and
proved to be easy winners.
Bethlehem's experience against Disston
should be the lesson that Bethlehem
seems to need at this critical stage Of
the cup competition. The present holders
of the trophy are drawn in the fourth
round with the West Hudsons, of Har.
rlson, y. J., where the game will be
played. On form Bethlehem should win
despite the fact that it will be playing
away from home. This victory will placs
Bethlehem in the penultimate round with
the survivor of the New England District
from the West which will be either ths
Fall River Rovers or New Bedford. Local
soccerists may obtain first hand lnforma.
tion about this match after Fall River
plays its American Cup game with
Disston, which will be either next Satur.
day or a week from next Saturday.
1t is generally agreed however, that
Bethlehem will represent the East in The
final for this classic against the 1nala
from the West. which will be either Cleye.
Cleveland Thistles, MacDuffs. Hyde Park
Blaes or the Pullman Company eleven,
probably the latter. The Pullmans appear
to be the best of the Western elevens, and
should they reach the final they are sure
although all hands believe that Bethlehem
although all ands believe that Bethlehem
will retain the trophy.