The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-03
SOCCER MEETS WILL BE HELD
 IN CHICAGO
Connecticut, However, Will En All Probability Be Repre- Sented-Otiler Grid
 iron News.
By JOE BOOTH.

By JOE BOOTH.
 The annual general meeting of the United States Football association, the pioneer football body of this country will this season be held at the Great Northern Hotel, in Chicago, on Fri day and Sataurday, May 15-16, the official notice reaching this city yes terday advising the local delegate to that effect. l. is g. great financial problem for the Connecticut State association to meet to send its dele gate there, but it is more than likely that this state will be represented.
 The National delegate Is none other than the writer who has held that of fee for the past five years and has attended meetings of the National as sociation in New York, Philadelphia, Providence and Pittsburgh. The meeting last season was held at the latter place and although the distance was 40 miles from New York only one association was not represented. This time the distance is twice as much, but it is expected that all will be rep resented as the various associations have not been troubled with mid season meetings of the council. Fuller details of the meeting will be pub liShed later.
 The Bridgeport City soccer team | will soon be composed of all Holyoke players by the way that the manage ment are registering the players of late. Only yesterday I announced the ! names of Fall and Dowdan and today II have received the registration of player J ohm Nckinstrie from that dis trict for the local team.
 Joe Hills, the star professional half i back of the Hartford United team, is i Q, much-sought for player. His team l not entering the State Cup competi- l ton or the Spring Cup competition ] and the player wanting to take part 1 in the competition the only thing that he could not is to of5tain his release 1 The Hartford Swedes were after his i services last week but the player did not want to leave the United and be- i ing a professional player he could not
 assist two teams and the matter had 1 to drop.
 The Manchester team are now anx- i ious for him to play for them and
 have made an appeal to the State as ! sociation secretary but the fact that
 he is a professional player makes it 1 impossible for anyone te interfere as l the laws of the United States Football 1 association are clear and strict.
 The final tie of the United States l Football association cup competition, more commonly called the National i Challenge cup competition, will be played on Saturday afternoon Lex iington Day), April 18th, 1919, on the
 Athletic Field, Fall River, Mass. The contesting teams are Paterson and Bethlehem who will also play in the final roun5t of the IA. F. A. cup com petition The officials of the game
 are: Referee. George Eambie, South bridge, Mass: linesmen, George Nit
 cheIl, New Bedford. Mass; and E.
 Pemberton, Pawtucl1et. R. I. The writer as a member of the Cup com
 nlittee will be present at the game.
 The management of the Bridgeport , City team have called a practice of
 their players for the Meadows this
 evening at 6:9o. All players are re- lquested to show up, as the manage rnent are determined on having a team that will lift the double event Of the state championship.
 : The Bridgeport City club has re- leased player Harry Butterworth, whc was one of the best amateur half |. backs in the city. Now is the chance
 for the Thistle team to ptcx up a good , player.
 William Meredith, the famous Wetsf International outside right forward has just celebrated the 24th anniver- , sary of his appearance in first class soccer. It was on C-tober 27 1S94 that he first donned the uniform fol the Manchester City coiors in frs : class league games, and on that oc casion played against the Newcastle
 Uuitedi team. . Definite news haS just been re ] cetved that the fa-nonss Scottish ref ) ke<ae, Tom Robertson. has determined
 to resign at the er&S oc the season.