Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-27
SOCCER TEAMS PLAY TIE
RANGERS AND CELTICS GO
TO DRAW IN PETERSBURG
RichmOnd Clubs Introduce New Game
tn COckadr tity-t.ooI Crowd
Secs lash for Charity.

Soccer football was introduced 10
Petersburg Yesterday when the rcItics
ana the Byrd Park hangers Of TIM.
city. met AT Mckenzie Street Park, and
hauicd 10 i-to-l draw Tn. game
was played for the b"nciit Of tho t.-
terSburS branch Of the VA. Relief AS
soc!ation OF Virginia ana a tidy sum
was realized.
Owing to the rather cold wind there
Gas not Il very large crowd present,
although there were several autuInu-
bile parties there IL witness and crjoy-
the game. Tie ground way rather
heavy in some places. but il didn't Slow
the game up at all. and II was pIaycd
at top speed from start 10 finish
The hangers won the toss ami de-
cidc,i 10 Kick with the Mind Al little IN
their favor. although i; was morc OF
Il cross wind and they didm', benefit
much By II. Summers started tho ball
for the CeltS. but the Rangers a, once:
took rp tho attack and Day ran ont
ana listed away in the first minute Of
IN. Gam". TIL" C"ltirs then got away.
and had tn" bail lowering in the viciu-
ity Of their opponents goal for a long
time, Oui could not get II through.
partly owing 10 the wind and bad
shooting. although the Rangers were.
putting W. a wonderful defensive. game.
The game Was mainly in the Rangers
halt Of the field all through the first
half. although ihcy broke away oc-
casionally and became dangerous All
the Celtic forwards We're off their usual
game, nr a score must have resulted. as
shot after shot went outside Fowler
had few TO stop, but they We're no,
really hard ones. SUmmcrs did event.
ually get one through. hut he wa. ruled
oTs!dc.
Green ana Draper broke away several
times. but their shots were cnsi!,- dcn!,
with. or went outside l,alf-tjn. ar
rived with the srpr" shce' ~ ~.
Just before halftimc the Cel,ics were
awarded penalty tor bands ,,.;aiuSt
Young, bu, Sled shot straight at l'oN-
Ter. who saved the shot.
CEfTS PRESS RANGERS.
But FORWARDS SAVE: SCORE:
The second half opened with the
Cclts pressing, but Abbott and Porter
were playing the game OF thci- lives.
II is not too much to say that had II
not been for their play the score would
have been Very heavy against them.
Shot after shot was detected 10y Them
even Seed, tho Celtic back. going for
ward and having n shot At goal.
Eventually Dixon put one through for
the Ccltf from Il pass from Lavender.
From the kick off the hangers rad"
desperate efforts 20 cuual.ze, and Lord
put in a nice shot. which Da! ga. TO.
although Lord was given otfsidc. There
Was wild scramble in front OF the
CSi''N SS.t', wv NV .Sot ih'tpti '''ii!t'
out with IL in his hand and cleared. ana
so relieved desperate situation.
Green was making some grand runs
down the wing, although Thornton and
hutchinson We're stopping him nearly
every time when near goal. From che
OF his runs score resulted Green
passed TO Draper. who shot. bur his
shot was saved, but not properly
cleared. and the bah Wen, TO iIarkcS.;.
who ran in few yards ana scored
with II magnificent shot. II was one
OF IN" best shots seen in u long time
and thoroughly deserved TO score. Had
Day properly cleared. the bail would
never have gone to iIarkrsS and SO in
directly Day was responsible for the
goal There was no more scoring. and
the whistle blew with the score u
draw OF one goal each.
For the hangers. Abbott ana Porter
We're undoubtedly the stars: their dis
play ut back was great. Green. at out
side right, playing grand game. For
the Celtic, Seed, Thornton. Lavender
and Dixon were the pick. Seed show
ing up we'll NJ back. thornton at left
half. doing wonders. lack Day. in
goal. had cold job. having nothin;;
10 do. The following were the teams:
Hutchinson. l.. f.. Moore, Il. H.: Law
endcr. g. r; Thornton. l.. H.: Payne.
x. l. +; Dixon, r. q. T.: Summers. G..
l.. Grundy, l.. O. T.: Walker, r. O. T.
Rangcrs--langers goal: Abbott r.
r.: Porter, t.. b.: Bell. n. H.; Laerman,
G.. r.; Duckey. L. H.; HarkcSs. X. |. T..
Lord. II. o. F.: Draer, G.. r.: Young. T..
O r.: Green. Il. O. +.
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