New-York tribune., 1922-02-20

titles in the soccer realm.
This was the announcement here to-
day of Douglas Stewart. chairman of
the national challenge cup competition
committee proper and first vice-presi-
dent of the United States Football As
sociation under whose jurisdiction tho
country wide competition, which this
season lured 11S of the leading soccer
clubs Of the country. is annually con-
Quoted. The national cup committee
proper functions only in directing the
staging of the final championship
game. The Western division commit
tee chairman is Winton L. Barker, Of
St Louis, the Eastern division head,
Thomas Bagnall, Of Arlington, N. J.
It had been expected the national
final would be played at st. Louis this
year, either March 12 or March 10.
last years national title battle having
Robins Dry Dock Football Club. of
Brooklyn. winning from tho Sculln
Steel Football Club. Of St. Louis by
goals TO The rules require that the
national final be played, when pract-
cal, alternately in the territory Of the
Eastern and Western divisions Of the
competition
Chairman Stewart has ruled the terms
for the lease of Federal League Park
for this years final are "exorbitant and
unreasonable" and has directed Ma
tional Secretary Thomas w. Cahill Co
seek q site for the game elsewhere. If
suitable arrangements can be made the
match will be played in one OF the
other middle Western soccer centers,
Detroit, Pittsburgh (where a final
never yet has been staged or Chicago.
In event big league bali park is not
made available to the soccer promo oters
in one of those cities, Philadelphia and
Boston will have next Gull in the order
named. The New York City district
and southern New England have been
favored with so many soccer classics
in other years that the tendency is to
award the big game this year TO one
OF the less fortunate localities.
Western Division Chairman Baker
advised Stewart that 20 per cent of
the gross receipts was the best propo-
sition st. Louis could make for park
rental. Eastern ball parks are avail
able at from - to u per cent Of the
receipts, hence Stewart is baking OF
the st. Louis proposition. Approx
mately $500 was paid on percentage
DdSlS iOT l0e ora II cas-. PARK Tor the
" Westeru division Gnal between Detroit
Caledonians and Scullin Steel Football
Club Of St. Louis, and it is claimed the
st. Louis league procures the park for
its games for small fraction Of that
amount.
BY what is considered its greedincss,
st. Louis also is in fair way to find
its chances to wrest the championship
from the East considerably lessencd
For upsetting of tho tentative plans
for the final at st. Louis in mid March
has nccess.tated dcferring the big
match until mid-April to permit Of
other arrangements for park facilities.
A number OF the stars of the Scullin
Steel team are professional baseball
players who would be able to partici-
pate in the soccer final next month,
but who will have reported on their
baseball Jobs by the early part Of April.
History seems TO be repeating itself
in soccer this year, for the three re-
naming clubs in the title quest in
clude both Of last yests fnalists, the
Todd team being the national cup win
ners of last spring, the Robins eleven,
under new name. Todd plays Abbot
Worsted Football Club Of Forge Vii
lage, Mass. al Fall River ball park
February 25 in the Eastern division
final to determine which will repre- sent
the East against the scullins Of St.
Louis in the inter- divisional final, the
national championship contest