New-York tribune., 1918-11-03
Ball ParksO
Next Week With
Soccer on Gard
Canada to Meet U. S. in War
Work Fund International
Match at Harrison
Bye. A. Lovett

One odd effect Of the sports drive
in behalf Of the United War Work
Fund will be the reopening of most of
tthe major league baseball parks in
mid-November, when it was supposed
all, or nearly all, had been sealed tight
in. early September, to remain closed
until the Yanks returned from over
Seas
Soccer football is to make use of
the baseball parks in majority of the
major league cities for the more i'm
poytant among some 800 matches being
arranged from Boston to San Fran
cisco and from Seattle to Baltimore
baseball magnates have come gener-
ously to the fore with offers of their
rarks, and wherever practicable soccer
promoters have accepted the tenders
OF facilities that will make possible
vastly greater revenues from the kick-
ing exhibitions than could have been
hoped for at the less accessible soccer
fields with their limited seating accom-
mcdations.
Games in the, interest of the War
Work Fund already have been arranged
Tor Braves Field, Boston; one of the
Philadelphia ball parks, most likely the
home Of the Phillies; Forbes Field,
Pittsburg; the native haunts of the
Comiskey Park, Chicago, and Robinson
Field, st. Louis.
Belgians at Polo Grounds
If the champion eleven Of the Bel
gian army comes to this country in
answer to the invitation of the War
Department Commission on Training
Camp Activities to participate In the
campaign, still other games will be
billed fo- the larger cities Of the coun-
try, and the Polo Grounds management
has offered the soccer committee ap-
pointed by President Peel of the
United States Football Association the
use OF the enclosure under the brow
of Coogan's Bluff for the New York
appearance of King Albert's hooters.
Undoubtedly, if they come, the Bel
gians' opponents here will be the ma
tional soccer champions, Bethlehem
Steel F. c., of Bethlehem, Penn. Presi-
dent f. G. Grace and Vice President
II. Edgar Lewis, of the Bethlehem Steel
Company, have offered to send the
steel makers to any city in the country
to cross toes with the representatives
of heroic Belgium Lewis, until few
Der, of the Bethlehem club.
U.r. Raycroft, chairman of the War
Department commission handling the
athletics Of the service men in train
ing, was expected to announce the ac-
ceptance or non-acceptance of the bid
to the Belgians at the now famous con-
ference of the U. W. w. Campaign
Sports Committee at the University
Club last Wednesday. But DR.. Ray
1ro CT ol,,c c;1a
wherefore many lean to the belief that
the footballers of King Albert's nation
may burst in upon US quite unan-
nounced this week or next. The sec
recy may be due to the same causes
that lead to the suppression Of all ref
erences to the sailing of others from
tho other side.
Match With Canada On
II the Belgians do not come, quite
the biggest attraction hereabouts will
be an informal international match.
Canada against United States. to be
staged at the Harrison Baseball Park.
the former home of the Newark Federal
League club, in all likelihood on Sun
Gay, November II.
preliminary arrangements have been
made, and the offer to send the team
from Ottawa-it will be a picked team
or .ne best players remaining in the
Dominion-was formally accepted at 81
special meeting of the New Jersey
state Football Association held last
night at the Continental Hotel, New
ark, and attended by First Vice-Pres;-
dent Andrew Nj. Brown, Of Bayonne
and Secretary Thomas W. Cahill. Of
Newark, both Of the U. s. F. A.
"A carefully selected team Of star
players Of the Atlantic coast states, or
else the bethlehem eleven, will meet
the Canadians, who are being sent with
All expenses paid by the Patriotic Sons
OF canada. an organization which
handled the sports end Of Canada,s
War Work Fund drive. Chairman Null
queen of the patriotic aggregation
conceived the idea Of sending a Cana
dian team here to aid in our campaign.
An entire competition has been ar
ranged by the Southern New York State
Football Association for the drive
week, virtually all clubs of organized
football in the metropolitan district CO.
operating.
Eight Games Scheduled
Sixteen clubs will participate in the
tourney. the first game to be played on
Saturday, November 9, between the
Chinese students eleven and the
Morse Dry Dock team. to be followed
on Sunday, November 10, by the fol-
lowing: Clan McDufrs vs.. Fulton r,
c.. Prospect F. c. vs. Newburgh F. C..
Robins Dry Dock Us. La SuItana, White
Rose vs. Viking r. c., Downey's Ship
yard VS., Standard Shipyard. Macombs
F. C. va. New Yorks, Longfellow f. c.
W. Manhattan, and Morse F. c. VS.
Rangers.