The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-17
RAIN CANCELS
 SOCCER GAME
May Be Played Later Bethlehem Wins-Latest
 News From Gridiron.
By JOE BOOTH.

By JOE BOOTH.
 The elements put tamper on the soccer game scheduled at Seaside Park yesterday afternoon, where the Bridgeport Thistles and the Swedish athletic team should have met in a state league game. Although the game was regarded as a game much above the average owing to local rivalry between the teams, it was inn possible to play the game as it was raining hard when Referee Rae visit ed the park and he had no option but to call off the game until a future date.
 Both teams wanted to play the game and were on the ground pre- pared to play but the referee declar- ed the ground unfit and that was all there was to it. The game cannot be played for at leas a couple of weeks as next Sunday the ThistIes Journey to New Haven where the Winchester team of that city will be met.
 The spring series of the Bridgeport Public School Soccer league is to be started in the near future with knockout competition for the EsIing Shield and a meeting of the executive committee has been called for Thurs day evening next in the rooms of the Board of Education at the First Bridgeport National Bank building when the question will be considered.
 All captains and managers of any school in the city are invited to be present at the meeting which is call e5 for 8 o'clock This competition last season created the greatest of interest and some great contests were witnessed between the teams, and 1t was only after one of the hardest games ever staged in schooIboy foot ball in this city, that the Lincoln team won the competition by defeat ing the Elias Howe team in the final tie.
 The differences between the State league and the Bridgeport City soccer team has been patched up and there is now the best of friendship be- tween the respective parties. The agreement was reached on Saturday evening last when a general meeting of the state association was called. That well known soccer mogal, Joe Walton, represented the Bridgeport City team and he explained the whole situation from start to finish and his remarks satisfied the delegates of the State league. From now on to the end of the season soccer will take steps in the right direction and the fans will be assured of great games.
 The whole friction between the re- spectiYe parties was in reference to tn refusal of the Bridgeport City team to enter the State league after a agitatng same all season. it was re- ported that the City team were to stage au-star out of town teams at the Meadows each week and the off cia1s and delegates of the league were of the opinion that this would hurt the other local teams when the cup competition games were being played in the city, but the City delegate gave the members to understand that his team would not stage a game at the Meadows when another important game was being played in the city, he also stated that the Meadows would be loaned upon request for all the important games.
 That we'll known soccer official Jack Rose, just recently discharged as an ensign in the American navy, was the principle factor in the agree ment reached. Jack spoke with good l battIed against diversity for the past 1 two seasons and it was for the good of l the game now to start afresh and lets make the soccer the popular winter pastime of this city.
 1 Thomas W. Cahill the secretary of 1 the United States Football Association 1 was an interested visitor to the meet 1 ing on Saturday evening and he was ' also Instrumental in bringig about 1 the signing of the armistice" as he 1 spoke on the subject strongly and his words appealed to the members. His remarks were one of the features of
 the evening and he was applauded at 1 the conclusion of his remarks.
 The meeting was one of the best of . the season and the delegates present l were from all sections of the state, tha meeting was held in the new club rooms of the Swedish Athletic club at | the corner of Park avenue and Olive | street and the officials Of the Swedish team showed their appreciation of the State association for holding the
 meeting in their headquarters that they entertained the 'State Moguls' | to supper.
 The Longfe1lows defeated the Full ton A. c. of New York in a cham pionship game at Woodside. L. l., yes- terday afternoon. The final score was goals to l. Hutchison scored in the first half