The sun., 1919-09-23
EARLY ENTRIES FOR
SOCCER CUP SERIES
Many New York and New Jer-
sey Elevens in Quest of
National Title.

That the approaching season of soccer
football will be of proportions previously
unknown to this country Is indicated to
officials Of the United States Football
Association by ahe unsolicited early en-
tries to the national championships of
tho kicking game, known as the national
challenge cup competition and conducted
by committee of the national soccer
body.
Thirty-six clubs to date, extended from
Missouri to Massachusetts, have entered
/ teams In the quest of the national cup,
/ formerly known as the Dewar cup,
$1,000 silver trophy, which, four years
OF the last five, has been in the possess
sion of the Bethlehem Steel Football
Club OF Bethlehem, Pa, which just now
is winding up tour of Sweden, Norway,
Finland and Denmark
New York and New Jersey clubs are
In the greater number among these
early entries. New England, Michigan
and Illinois also are we'll represented
Entry No. 1 was Paterson Football Club
or paterson, N. j., runnersup in the
1888 campaign, being eliminated by
Bethlehem in the final at Fall River
OtEer New Jersey clubs in the competi-
ton to date are Erie A. A. OF Kearney,
Babcock & Wilcox of Bayonne, Federal
Shipyards F. c. of Newark, American A.
A. OF Harrison, Malta A C. OF Newark,
American F.. C. of Harrison, West Hud-
cons of East Newark, Haledon Thistle of
, Haledon, Bunker Hill Of Paterson, Vic
tor A. A. of Kearney and New York
Ship r. c. of Camden.
Newburgh Shipyards s. c. Of New
burgh. Celtic Association F. c. of Roch-f
ester, Kodak Park F. c. of Rochester,.
Morse Drydock F. c. of Brooklyn. New
York f. c. and Robins Drydock F. c.
or South Brooklyn are the early New
York entries
General Electric A. A Of Lynn, Mass
]. & P. Coats F. c. of Pawtucket, r. l.:
Fore River +. c. of Quincy Mass :
United Shoe A. A. Of Beverly, Mass
ST. Michaefs Club of Fall River and the
famous Fall River Rovers are the first
New England clubs to come in.
Other entrants include Bethlehem
Steel f. c., Bethlehem, Pa. Disston
A. A, of Tacony, Pa McKeesport Ma
tional Tube f. c., of McKeesport, Pa.
Germantown Boys Club of Germantown,
Pa. Rising Star S. F. c. of Detroit,
Lincoln Parks OF Chicago, ]. & ]. Dob
son a. A. of East Falls, Philadelphia
Thistles of Chicago, Harvey S. c. of
Harvey ILL.,. Merchant Ship F. c., Har-
IhIldil, = d. Den MlllerS OF 81 LOUIS ana
Cuddy A. c. of Cuddy, Pa.
Lieut.-Col. G. Randolph Manning of
New York. first president of the U s.
F. A., has been made chairman of the
n. c. c. G. committee this season and he
has announced that entries will close at
| noon on October IL The first drawings
will be conducted at the Hotel Com
| modore that evening. The following
dates have been fixed for the completion
of the various rounds of the competi-
ton:
Preliminary round, October &c; first
round proper, November 16; second
| round December 81 third round Febru-
airy S; fourth round, March I; semi
finals, March 2SI final. on or before
April IS, 1920.
The competition will be conducted on
a new plan this year. being divided into
Eastern and Western districts in each
of which a district champion will be
determined. these two clubs meeting in
the final for the national title and the
trophy emblematic of that title. West
ern Pennsylvania and Michigan probably
will be thrown In the so-called Western
division. The West is due to be awarded
the title game this season. but the
n. C. c. C. committee is not bound to
award it.