New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29
New Soccer
League Is
Now Forecast
Opposition to- Parent Bod,
May Result in the Proiec,
Covering the Middle wes,

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\ new tri-state soccer football -,
sociation, larger snan any in sbe ~.
With the possible exception o. the p.,.
bali Association of Eastern p,sns-
vania and the distrie. centriae ab,..
Philadelphia. MAJ % thc o.-e~sr.ts :.
The latest Of the long series o. corr.
vcrsies between the United states Va.
bnll Association, the Governing Soc.
body, and the subsidiary Missour; sec
Ger Football Association. the nucleus ID
which is the powerful St. Louis soe,.,
League, just now trying conclusion.
with the soccer champions Of the conn.
try, the Bethlehem Steel F. C.
The new organization would rases
into Southern Illinois. where much soe.
Ger IS played by clubs having the
stasrs Of outlaws in the eyes Of the NJ.
cioaal body. In St. Louis It would tsks
IL tha largest municipal aoccer leavps
iu existence. comprising eight diy;r.
ions and moro C1eu half hundred well
coached ard well organized cilbs. and
q hall score Of very promising jrds.
pendent clGos, headed by Ire Nlvm.
o.ans, which have Beer o.eY.ng anoosr
mem selve9 eHd with -fc southern MI
nois outlaws, ali urracogn zea nv tbs
pa-ens organization. Ine rem etsoc;-.
ion also would replace IRE aefsre4
" estarn Missouri and Kensas z 1
mich had its headquarters in Kansas
CRY, No, and which save up the vhos.
men the va took practically all Of II
hundreds Of players the resi- t6a-
lriftirg 70 other 8ec.ions Taera tf
me - booming.
Tic great St. Louis Munich.
League has remained ouc of organize
soccer because, although several tine
larger, it would have rad TO bscoms
submissive to The ST. Louis PROBES
sionals in orGer 70 enter tae aatiors
organization. The held Of the Pre-.
iected new association might even H.
clude tao other states, kentucky, where
the kicking game Is TO stranger. an5
Tennessee. Memphis has become. 81
late, one OF the best soccer cities af
the South, excepting only Dallas an6
ono or Two other Teas municipalities
st. Louis May BE OUTLAW
The st. Louis organization. now al.
filiated with the [. s. r. A., Dndcr the
name OF the Missouri S. T. A.. always
has been urraiy. Not . season has
passed bu. It has kicked over the
traces, fractured national rules 70 SUR
IS purposes, and When called 10 task
instead Of being penitenr, always has
Indicated the belief that there is dis
position in the national association 70
give $. Louis the worst Of Il"
The facts are that thus far all S..
Louis has done Tor the L. S. r. 4 is q
pay an annual alflation Zee. It has
never entered club in the national!
championsh nreferring not 10 break
up It's profitable league schedule. and
to reach cut into other soccer centres
for the cream OF attractions for exhibi-
ton holiday matches. for which the ia.
sional body cannot but grant permis-
sion. The Missouri association never
has spent Q dollar in propaganda work.
has made no attempt whatever 10 en-
large itself and bring in new clubs. nor
performed any OF the functions expect
ed OF affiliated bodies. To all intents
and purposes St. Louis has only q small
group of strong clubs, but has equal
voting power with other state divisions
numbers OF amateur clubs IN st. Louis
have been ignored. No encouragement
has been shown the professional clubs
OF sufficient puissance TO merit accept
ance in the St. Louis League. playing
regularly on Robson Field. the home
OF the Cardinals Professional stars
there have never volunteered 10 coach
school teams or to referee their games,
as do players and organizations in
other sections The St. Louis cliqus
has come into prosperous days. mainly
because of the added dignity and popu-
larity soccer has gained through the
mere existence OF such an organization
as the L. S. r. a.
The time mas arrived when the na.
tion4l body IS 10 require Of ST. Louis
something 3or The general good OF SOC
Ger, and the prospects are that the
very next occasion upon which the
I. S. Z. 4. has cause to reprimand the
St. Louis professionals the Missour.
associations afIiliation VIII be can.
celled and new. large organization
founded with o broader yision and
much less selfish interest.