The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-15
SwedeS And ThiStleS To
 Battle Here Tomorrow
Soccer Teams Meet at Sea side Park-Other Soccer
 News and Gossip.
By Joe Booth.

By Joe Booth.
 All interest in local soccer circles this week end is centered in the bat tie tomorrow afternoon at Seaside Park between the ThistIes and the Swedes, both Of this city. Both teams have been going strong for the past l few weeks and the Swedes have al ready won the championship of the league without a defeat but the This ties are confident of turning the tide. The Thistle players have i'm proved wonderfully of late and are getting stronger each week and the l team for tomorrow will contain about 1 three new players in Mason, Brough- 1 ton and Shaw. Mason however is doubtful for although he is register 1 ed, he may not be discharged in time from his military duties to enable him to take part in the game. BrOughton, however, is a new conner to the city and comes with great cre- denuals as a star player while the abilities of Shaw, who has just been released fro mthe Canadian forces, is well known. To other players to take part In the team will be Col way, the eX-LincOln schooIboy and Johnny Henderson. both players hay ing this season participated in the | Bridgeport Union League. The game | will be one of the hardest of the season and should attract a large ! crowd of spectators, J. Campbell of | New Haven will be the referee, and he has orders from headquarters to start the game promptly at 3:15. 1 The Swedish team will be selected from the foIIowing-Ostman Larsen, 1 Faust, Peterson, LundbIad, E. John son, Bannows, Sundvau, Santeson, ! Forsberg, WeIlman and Seaberg. The i Thistle team will not be selected un- ! til just before the game but will be 1 selected from the following - Ros- ! enzweig. MilIigan, D. Faulds, W. 1 Faulds, Henderson, Wagner, liar rison, Mason. T. Griffin, O'Grady, ! SminI1. Broughton, Shaw. Francis. i Dickenson, Miller and J. Griffin.
 One of the most important soccer ings of the season will take place 1 this evening in the rooms of the
 Swedish athletic club, at the corner ! of Park avenue and Olive street, this ] city when a general meeting of the 1 Connecticut State Football associa-
 ton will be held. Business of great i importance is to be transacted ana
 delegates will be present from New Haven, Ansonia, Waterbury, Man
 chester, Hartford and Bridgeport. ! Every club in the state will be repre-
 sented. The question of the Inter-
 national series, the State cup compe- tition and the Spring cup competition
 are the principle factors of the meet
 ing. The officers of the association
 will be present in full force.
 A matter of vital importance is to
 be decided this evening when the
 claim of the New York State league
 against the Bridgeport City team for
 the sum of Twenty Dollars will be
 discussed, it Is not the amount in
 volved that Is causing the sensation
 but it is the principle of the matter
 as the Bridgeport City team were
 certainly robbed out of the champion
 ship of that league. It is not expect
 ed that the local officials will take any action in the matter. The of
 fciaIs designated to hear the case are: President, James Miller, New Haven; Vice-President, J. A. Drake Hartford, and Secretary Joe Booth this city.
 
 ming a circuit that will constitute eight cities, Chicago, Cleveland, De
 troit, St. Louis, Akron. Cincinnati
 St. Paul and Indianapolis. This i: | considered a, big boost for soccer 1T this country and promises an un usually bright future for 1t.
 The East has had it chance ot
 gIancing at some of the best player. playing soccer here. These include . Ratigan, the brilliant centre forward ? with Bethlehem; Brannigan anc ! Mackie of the Morse Dry Dock. $ team; Wyatt of the New Yorks art . many others too numerous to men l tion.
 Q The big game this week will b, t staged at the Federal League baseball . when the Bethlehems meet the fas V Robins Dry Docks of Brooklyn in tht 2 serni-finals of the American Foot
 ball Association cup tie compet l ton.
 - The BethIehems are holders of tn, 0 trophy and many followers of thu t game are of the opinion this grea r soccer team is falling to pieces. }, The Paterson Football Club an, y Merchant Ship A. teams will mee f also tommorrow afternoon afternoon 1 at Olympic Park in Paterson.