The New York herald., 1922-09-25
GIRL SOCCERS LOSE
TO MEN IN JERSEY
Paterson's Strong Eleven Out
class British Women
Score 6 to 3.

IT the Newcastle United Ladies' Foot
ball Club of England expected to come
over here and see and conquer as they
had conquered in Europe they were cer-
tainly in for a disappointment. which
was meted out to them by the strong
team of the Paterson Football Club of
the American Soccer League, one of the
most powerful in the country. In the
opening match OF the American tour at
Olympic Park in Clifton, y. j., yesterday
afternoon.
1t was sn off day for the female OF
the species, although they did well
enough not to be beaten by q worse
score than goals TO g. At that the
Patersons did not have to extend them
selves overnuch. Most of the latter are
familiar figures on the metropolitan
gridirons during the fall and winter. and
their success was regarded as foregone
conclusion by judges of soccer form
Nevertheless, over 5000 people turned
out 10 cheer the women players as they
trotted ON to the field at o'clock, to be
welcomed In the name of the United
States Football Association by Thomas
w. Cahill, secretary. and Thomas Bag
nall, chairman of the cup committee.
The Americans were leading by Fl
as ends were changed for half time,
tage to Al. Each side then scored In
turn. and the Englishwomen had the
satisfaction of putting through the last
goal of the afternoon.
In Male Soccer Attire.
With bobbed hair. topped by outing
caps and dressed in male soccer attire
with sweaters added. the eleven women.
headed by Capt. Alice Kell, presented
a jaunty appearance as they lined up
preparatory to the referees whistle.
They won the toss and kicked or and
soon had the crowd with them. Free
passing was the characteristic of their
play, and there were two outstanding
figures in the persons of Miss Jennie
Harris at inside right, the smallest
player on the field but one of the fieetest.
and Miss Lille Parr at outside left. who
swung a wicked foot that shot the ball
with driving force toward the Paterson
goal.
Renzulli the Paterkon custodian. had
one of his best days yesterday. else the
story might well have been different, for
he had plenty to do.
Mile. Carmen Ponies OF Paris. the
only one of the visitors not OF English
extraction and winner of the javelin
championship in 1920. kept goal for the
visitors. She was the first to earn a
round of applause as she repelled an
onslaught from Paterson's left wing.
Referee Creighton early showed that II
was his intention to be strict when he
allowed a foul against Halfback Fryer
for shouldering Miss Frances Redford,
tall and stately young woman filling
the important position Of center forward.
Eight minutes from the start Nc
kenna scored for Paterson off pass
by Sweeney on the left and fifteen min
utes later Heminsley made II 20 with
McKenna's assistance. With three min
utes to go to half time. Miss Redford.
taking q pass from Miss Alice Woods.
penetrated Paterson's goal. In passing
the shot was touched by Mcguire, who
failed to intercept II.
Fair Lsssies outpiayed.
With, the score at 2-1 against them.
matters went from bad TO worse in the
second period. McKenna landing a low
drive after four minutes of play. A
long shot by Fryer made It Al. Nc
CURE piled on the agony and the fair
ones were beaten beyond the peradven-
ture of q doubt. They rallied neverthe-
less. and Miss Jessie waimsley and
Miss Lille Parr broke through in rapid
succession. With the score at 5-3
McKenna added another to Patersons
total for good measure.