New-York tribune., 1919-03-24
9th Division
Ties Morse at
Soccer, 2 to 2
Dry Dockers Are Forced to
Limit to Avert Defeat
by Soldiers i'm Brooklyn
By c. A. Lovett

Grim determination, such as that
which led to the smashing of the Hin
denburg defences, gave the 27th
Divisions champion soccer team, one
of the strongest in the A E. F., a 2-2
tie with the superbly trained Morse
Dry Dock eleven. strong contenders
for the national soccer title this sea-
son, at Morse Field, Brooklyn. yester-
day afternoon.
1t was a remarkably interesting
battle, with the seasoned and conf
dent shipmenders regarding their op-
ponents rather too lightly at the outset,
but soon changing their views and in
the end rather fortunate to escape de-
feat. AT half-time the soldiers led
by 81, and the only goal of the second
period, shot out of the warmest scrim-
mage of the game, evened matters and
saved the day for the Brooklyn team.
which Is to meet Paterson F. c. at
Newark Federal League ball park next
Sunday in the Eastern National Cup
semi-final.
The crack eleven of "ORyan's Rough
necks' was not at full strength and
In the last two months, during their
preparation for the return home. the
shunting through camps leading to
embarkation and finally their transat-
alntlc passage, it has had almost no
practice. But the team made a game
showing, displaying the grit and dar-
ing that turned the tables on the Hun
IN Northern France.
Start Is Delayed
Just as in the bigger game overseas.
Uncle Sans doughboys were slow in
starting, but once at it they made up
Tor lost time and the Morse stars soon
realized a real battle was in store for
them. The 9th Division aggregation
was somewhat delayed in arriving
from Camp Mills, but & rousing recep-
ton was given them by the thousands
OF fans who had waited patiently in
the stands of the big athletic field. The
Morse band of sixty pieces escorted the
soldiers from their point Of detraining.
1t was nearly 4 o'clock when Team
Captain Miles Whalen, of the 1929
supply Train, well known as a men,
per of the Longfellows team of Brook
!Iyn before he turned to soldering. led
ms players onto the field. They wore a
gulatlon soccer uniform except that
the y. ID. shirt of the army displaced
the usual jersey.
Z. r Morse, head of the big dry
docks, kicked of. The soldiers were
nrst to force corner, but the Morse
last line of defence withstood the at
tack and after fifteen minutes. Morgan.
former Fall River Rover star. found
an opening and gave the home team
the first goal. Ten minutes later r
playfair, of Port Chester and the 102d
Ammunition Train, took a sweet pass
from I. Whalen, brother of the can
tain, and equalized. After another ten
minutes aggressiveness T. Whalen
negotiated a brilliant run through
centre and when near the goal passed
beautifully to Orr, erstwhile Clan Mac
Donald crack, and Orr put the 27th in
front, 2 to l.
After the change of ends the SOL
dlers had to kick against the strong
wind. but they carried the fight and
Morse was extended to the limit to
even matters. Poillon, 1O2d Supplv
Train, made a series of rema arkable
saves, two of them while prone ON
the ground. Again when he was pros
trate the mix-up was too much for him
and Holgate, dashing in from the right
wing, shot the tieing goal Corporal
Jack Dye, another one-time Clan Mac
Donald satellite, and NJ. Whalen and
Cooney were brilliant on defence.