The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-26
BOOTH FINDS MEADOWS IN
 BEST SHAPE
Makes Survey of Field and Is Satisfied With Condition. Other Soccer JOttingS
 By Expert.
BY JOE BOOTH

On Sunday afternoon last I visited the 1Ieadodws for the first tine this year and found 1t in great condition and in better trim than at any time in the history of it's career. There was also 8 good turn out of players as the management had called a practice for the players and saw no less than IS players out and this number did not include such players as SattGrWa1te, Fildes, Shaw, Bain or Carr so it is plain to be seen that the men ar the helm Of the club have some capital material, and plenty of il. Three members Cf the old Rovers team were out for a try out as PohI- mann, Holden and Wilkinson were all in the thick of the fray. Harvey Calliss is now the captain of the team and he hopes to get a team together that will win the dou- bIe event of the State association and win both the State Cup Competition and the Spring Cup Competition. The mana cement had also some good out Of town players on hand and 1t is a safe bet that when the team starts up again, most likely this week end that they will have a large crowd of rooters to cheer them along. Joe satter7vaite, the captain of the Bridgeport City team, was in Bridge port this week end, he tried to get ir touch with Manager Bridges of the local team for his release but was ur- successful in locating him. Joe is | moving his furniture this week 10 NeWburgh along with Jack FIldes of the same team Here are two of the best soccer players ever seen in the state, leaving on account of the lack Of employment in this city.
 The Bridgeport Thistles held we'll attended smoker at the True Blue Bandroom last evening which proved a, great success in every way.
 The first of the two semi-final ties
 of the National Challenge Cup Com petition, the premier soccer tourna- ment of this country will be played at the Federal league park grounds | at Harrison, N. J., on Sunday after noon next when the Morse Dry Dock soccer team of Brooklyn will play the Paterson soccer team in the Eastern seni-finaI. The game is creating the greatest of interest all over the cOuu- try as the Paterson team has already reached the final Of tlie A. F. A cup | competition. James WaIdrou of Phil adelphia will be the referee.
 That the Hartford Swedish team means business in the State Cup com | petition this season may be judged ! by he fact that 1t has registered no less than eight new. players this week, five of these aIe members of the Hartford United team, and have been registered for the cup ties only they l will remain the property Of the United team for the league games. The players who have been registered are l ". Shields. D. Crufckshanks, W 1 Somerset, \. F. Delaney and W. Co., sham, three Of these players took part | in the International cOmpetion games 1 at the Meadows last spring while Somerset is an ex-member of the Remington City team of this city 1 The death Of James IT. TfntIe of l the American A. X. of Harrison. \.
 J., has been announced by the War 1 department. Tint1e died as the result ! of shraDnel wounds received in the l fighting in France, a short time be- i fore the armistice was signed it is 1 reported. He was q member of a
 machine gun company of the 309th U. 1 S Infantry. George Tinue, the old ] Brooklyn Celtic goalkeeper, who is ] also in France. and has seen service, ! is a, brother.
 This evening the Bridgeport This ! tl8 soccer team will hold it's first of ! a series of smokers at the True Blue ' Bandroom, Golden HilI street, which
 is the headquarters of the team. Man | ager Kelly states that q large mum ! he, rf -E-I-
 series have been arranged in order l to increase the membership of the l team. It is to be hoped that there will be a large number of the soccer l followers present at the meeting. Sev-
 eral speakers have been secured that
 will talk upon the career of the game.
 Another member Of the Hartford l United to take part in the cup ties ! on account of his team not being a ] participant is George Waters who has been transferred to the Manchester team. All these players will be eli 1 gible for the game next Sunday when the two teams meet in the first round Of the State cup competition.
 | Jack Wilkinson, ex-goalkeeper Of the Rovers who has been on a fur i lough in this city for the past two l weeks leaves for his military camp in Canada tomorrow. He expects his
 discharge within a couple of weeks.
 The Robins Dry Dock team defeat
 ed the New York F. c. at Lenox Oval last Sunday by the score of three goals to none.
 The Babcock and Wilcox team have
 again qualified for the final tie of
 the New Jersey State cup competition
 by eliminating the Jersey City. Tri-
 angles at Bayonne Sun6 y to the tune
 of five goals to one.
 The International contest for the
 Connecticut State Football association
 will this season be decided but it will
 not take place until the State Cup
 ties are over.
 PAUL DOYLE WINS.
 New Haven, March 26-Pau Doyle,
 who meets Joe Yelling at the Arena on Friday night had the better of