Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-13
SOCCER LEAGUE OPENS
ALL EQUIPMENT ARRIVES
FOR FIRST GAMES TO-DAY
Old Domiuion> Meet thesnpeak~s At
Byrd PRrk-t onfcderntcs md NnIr-
mnrlrs Clash Rt CInrkc's Springs.

Soccer football, as = League game,
viii he introduced 10 the sporting pub
lie OF Richmond this afternoon, when
two games viii hc staged hy teams
OF the Richmond Association Football
League 4; Eyrd Park the Old Do
minions Viii meet tho Cucsapcakcs.
whilc at Clarlc's Srv,uss tho Confcd.
crates and >lbcmarlcs clash Both
games viii begin promptly at $40
o'clock
formal opening OF tho season and. in
spite OF tho fact that tn" FIRST games
were delayed week on account OF
The failure OF equipment to arrive. IL
is expected that large crowds viii at
tend each OF Tho contests Jerseys
for tho players arrived last week. and
YESTERDAY In" trousers. stockings and
otEer essentials reached k;chmoud aud
were distributed to the various man
ayers. They viii! hc =ty"a tho playcrs
this Afternoon.
Since members % the old HichmonI
soccer team first began efforts D." or
Sanizo league II ,!ui.s hcrc tncr,
has hccm manifested an crcr- Rrowinc
interrs, IN tn" sport. y" otNc, posi-
bic game is suitable FOR this par;icu-
lar season Of IN" year, ami SoCcnr Will
afford any number of athletes orror.
tuuiticS for hoalthful exercise and com
petition I, Is considered excellent
perpetrators work for BASKETBALL track
a'rd baseball
When tho League was frs, formed
there was just Cnuc.h players to form,
tho four teams hui since tho clubs
have been practiClnE their rosters have
grown gradually until each team has
string az substitutes az the present
time. TN" standard rules OF tho carc
have hoo :.I4l,'TI ~ local
50 that 'VcrH substitute will he .f-
fordcd an opportunity OF participating
in each gam" In this way. all of those
interested IN tho sport will bc given
tho opportunity OF learning all points
i'm tho game and OF becoming cXpcri-
cnCcd players this season Thcn. next
year - Is planned TO opcrat" An eight
club league or two leagues of from
four 10 SiN clubs each. The game Is
expected to hccOimc tirmly intrcuchcd
by next Year rs a major sport IN Fitch
mcrd. and the contests should prove
extremely interesting to all athletic
followers
Howell Eros. have off. -cd /. silver
"up to tn" winners ~ tho champions
ship TINS season. H. L. Matthew has
offered - gold medal "a tho schoolb"y
Oh tho Old Dominion team who makes
tho lest showing. not only IN team
play. but IN "rtSmanship., Larl Day.
manager "f that eleven. has offered u
hrouz" medal 10 tho PLAYER showing
tho hest all round ability. other trn-
pil"S viii hc offered. II Is understood
and the competition probably viii he
keen.
ono Or IN" most encouraging c,i.
dcnccs of interest ia tho game is the
enthusiasm which srnoolboys have dis
played. Or. ! r. Mcclure. uf Nc.
Cures untvcrsity school. has advised
athletes OF his institution {" enroll
With a team and To learn tho came
hc organized next season IIc has Of.
fcr"' the Us. "f his gymnasium at
EHrd Park TO tho players as a Dress
in= room, and teams playing al that
nalk VIII TAX" advantage ~ tho nf'C-
Following is the .rs'cr Of tho teams
an players OF which viii take pprt
In the games to-day:
Old Dominions.
l'aN inIanaEcr). Draper. j. Guild x
Guild. Pierce. CriChton. Dickey. Mackiu.
Joseph Mcadcs. Stcclcs. Ryder. Field
ADAMS. Rlakcy
tihcmnrlcs.
N"NS, Eaync. Summers CmanaccrD
.'Nd' \ w Moore, T r. Moore Walls.
on inlNon. Fucker Cris,ie, Willis,
WINSTON kocciccioli. Syclo. Smith
ChcSnpcnkcs.
Fowler Hmanarcr). Abbot, Jacobs
iSdhlc. Rel. ol.ear!. Little. pA,u.
St'inEer' Mo;cnlf Soancs Henley
Jackson, BrySon. l'olkcs. Eacho
tonfedrrntcs.
y. sewage, j Sewage. Soancs. rhorp-
ION 'mannScrD Rudolph Young. Wells
ti"rrclson. seed, Lavender. C;yundv
GrHn'H' jr, Clay Vaughan. Wilmer
Darlington.