The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-12

 TEAMS MEET
 AGAIN MAY 30
Tie Games Necessitates Replay. Wild Rumor Brings Small
 Crowd to Fast Contest.
By JOE BOOTH.

ship of Connecticut is still undecided as the game played yesterday at the Meadows between the English end Scotch teams resulted in tie of two goals each after a great exhibition. The committee in charge Of the ar engagements had hoped for a decision on yesterdays game. but owing to the deadlock g replay is necessary, and this will take place at the Meadows on Decoration Day.
 Eyles of Winchester was unable to play for the English team, and liar rison of the City team took his place; otherwise the team was as selected. In the Scotch team the only player who failed to appear was Shields of the Hartford United and Murray of the Winchester team was substituted.
 There was a rumor around the city yesterday morning that the game had been postponed on account of the weather. but this report was false and it caused great disappointing crowd | to be present, probably the smallest International crowd that was ever known in this state.
 Charlie Drinkwater won the toss for the Enghshmen and OGrady started | the game for the Scotchmen, who at ! once attacked and almost scored in 1 the first few minutes of play as Cas- l sidy sent in a long shot that CalIiss i just saved. The Scotchmen kept up | the pressure and after esome fine l passing between the forwards the ball was sent right into goal and O'Grady 1 being close at hand, surprised the l goalkeeper by scoring with his heel. | It was a shot that surprised everyone. i The Scotchmen were playing | surprising ball and were far the 1 superior team and time after time were in the vicinity of the English goal but Drinkwater and Pohlmann defended well and saved the situation time after time. On several occasions the English forwards would break
 away but the defense of Wagner l and Cordner was magnificent and
 Johnston did not have much to
 do.
 The best forward on the English side was Billie Shaw, who tried time and again to break through but the rest of the forwards were weak owing to great play Of the ScotchInen. The English forwards had several chances 1 but weak play by g. Smith on the left wing spoilt many opportunities At the interval the Scotchmen led by the only goal scored.
 In the second half the Engiishmen rearransed their lineup and Harrison jcame to the outside left forward posi- jtion while E. Smith went to half back. The change worked wonderful and the l "JoPhnnies'' were alta cking more and Johnston was kept busy saving shots from the forwards. Tidmarsh and A. W Smith played a great game throughout and kept placing the ball well to their forwards and 1t was not Hong before the 'Johnnies'' were level as after some fine passing between the forwart's the ball was sent to Billy Shaw who took careful aim and equalized the scores.
 This reverse infused more life
 into the play Of the Scotchmen
 and for a time they attacked
 strongly and O'Grady, Dickson
 and Cassidy all tried hard to score
 with long shots, but Calhss was
 sound and reliable and saved the
 situation time and again. The
 left wing of the English team was
 working wonders in this half and
 the combination of Williams and l AaTTlSOn was good and quite
 contrast to> the play of the first
 half. The latter on a couple of
 occasions sent in good shots which
 the goaie was lucky enough to
 save. On one occasion the ball 1 was sent into the Scotch goal
 mouth and FIirst getting hold
 looked likely to score but he came
 in contact with the goaIkeeper
 and both lost the ball and fell on
 the ground. The goalie, however, was the first to recover himself
 and cleared to safety.
 The Scotchmen attacked and after some fine passing between the for wards the ball was sent into the goal mouth and O'Grady, getting hold, sent in a crashing shot that beat Cal llss all the way and put the This ties" ahead. This reverse put n~-- life into the English team again and they attacked with vigor, but the ball was cleared to safety time and again by Cordner. Houstan and Wagner. Fifteen minutes from time the Eng
 fish team again scored as Harrison taking the ball well up the left wing sent in terrific shot that beat John ston all the way.
 From this time to the finish it proved a great struggle for the win ming goal and the Seotehmen ought to have been awarded a penalty kick l as Pollmann and Smith both ha ndled the ball in the penalty area, but the referee did not see the incident on either occasion.