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

 IS DEFEATED
 BY LOCALITIES
By JOE BOOTH.

By JOE BOOTH.
 Yesterday afternoon the Bridgeport City soccer team defeated the Man chesters in the first game of the final round tie at the Meadows by the score of three goals to none after one of the hardest games ever played OF the local ground. The two will nee- at South Manchester on May IS in the final and deciding tie and on tha- occasion the local team will start the game with yesterdays lead of three goals.
 The Manchester team came here yesterday determined on lowering the colors of the locals and certainly did play a great game from start 10 finish but the Citys were their superiors and deserved their victory, although the Manchester team should have scored a couple of goals.
 Both turned out as advertised and Harvey Calis winning the toss. Mar tin started the game for the Manches- ter team before a small crowd O. spectators. The locals attacked at once, but the Manchester defense was sound and proved a stumbling block to City forwards. The first note of in terest was some fine combiRation be tween Shaw and Hall and the ball was taken right to the goal line and the latter was just in the act of SCOT ing when Cordner came to the res cue of his team.
 A good shot by Hall almost result ed in a score but Johnson brought off a brilliant save. After this the Manchester team almost scored from a breakaway as after some fine pass ing between Williams and Martin the ball was sent out to Patton who had an open goal, but he shot wide and a golden opportunity was lost. It was certainly a close shave for the locals were playing the better ball. The City team again attacked and Dow dalI put in long swift shot. but the Manchester gQalie was on his job and pulled his team through.
 The Manchester goalkeeper, John son, was certainly playing a great game and he was the means of keep ing down the score. Another fine shot by DowdalI was smartly saved by Johnson, whose work was short Of marvellous. Hands by Martin, right in front of the City goal lost fine chance of scoring for the visitors another open goal for the Manchester team presented itself a few minutes later but Williams missed the goal en- tirely.
 The Swedish soccer team of this l city has ceased to exist, according to l announc ncement made at meeting of i the club held on Friday, at it's rooms l on Park avenue There was a large l attendance present. During the sea i son and in fact ever since the team 1 was organized, about four seasons l rornved them = 1 selves true sports and every one ad- | n7itted so. but the international sit i uation caused hard feelings to exist l inwardly The team. however. was l always to the fore in any patriotic l events staged by the state association 1 and the players were always liberal i when purchasing tickets to help any i such cause along. This season, how | ever. the inwardly feeling of the oth- l CT mem bers of the game. began to 1 come forward and expressions were made that have not done the gam ? any good. These expressions went 1 too far, with the result that the 1 Swedish players had to undergo un-
 fair treatment from several sources. Encouraged with this success the llocql uIay-r~ rl,iNnG r>.l,.-t.l '' . land their combination was catching.
 but the Manchester defense was also tpIaying a great game and prevented
 time after time what appeared to be
 certain goals. A long shot by Shaw just skinned the bar, but he made ,amends for his previous hard luck by scoring the second goal after 29 min iutcs' play. He received the HaIl from the left wing and found an opening among a bunch of players and sent the hall right into the net.
 The Bridgeport team attacked with
 vigor time after time an5 the Man
 chester defense was certainly having [ 9 har5 time of it in keeping them out The work of Johnson was thS feature
 of the game and had it not been for
 the fact that he was an Irishman he , would certainly have been chosen fol 2 tho international game next Sunday = DowdaH sent a terrific shot but th5 l goaHe again saved this time at tn: } expense Of 9 corner kick which was
 cleared to safety.
 yi In the sscond half a great bonn Q ibardment was started on the Man Q lchester goal after this. Shot aftel $ shot was poured in to the goal, tu
 Johnson. Cordner and Waters were
 a great defense and the City forward.
 could ont get the ball pa~t. During the EOlIl par q coupe bl COLiltl . kicks were awarded to the City team = but in each case the ball was CleareC l to safety. Hirst tried to score ant
 with q brilliant effort he hit the up
 right and the ball bounced to safety.
 About five minutes from time tn
 City team were awarded a corner kicl
 and the ball was sent righr into tn : center of the goal by Hall and tn I ball went to Jones who. taking care :. ful aim, safely planted the ball int | the net and scored the last and thir' l. goal of the game.
 . The teams were:
 ,, IBPT. CITY. MANCHESTER
 ICalliss W. Johnson
 c.
 Drinkwater Cordne RE
 ' Pohlmann Waiter e AB.
 f RintouI Vennar