The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-11
Todd IS Is
VictOr in
Soccer Go
Maple Leafs Defeated, 2
to l, in Wild Exhibition
Here Yesterday
ny ALEX Q. ROSE

III ALIEN e. HOSE
II n wild and ragged exhibition Of
4 soccer football. Todd'a Drydoes.
ers defeated the Maple Leafs on the
Woodland Park grounds yestetlay.
two goals 10 one
This win places the shlpbuiiders
IN a tie with tho Leafs for the
league leadership. The Rcn,on and
Carbonate cleycns. by scoring vic.
tories against tho West seattlo and
Tacoma teams. respectively. are still
we'll IN the running
Tho meeting or the Maple Leafs
and Todds attracted large crowd
10 Woodland park Both teams put
up n pretty fair brand OF soccer in
tho. first half. but q detorioratsd
into a farce when three OF the
shipbullders got their walking tick.
cts from Referee Webb. shortly
after the second half play started.
The ous,ing Of the trio was a signal
Tor the "kllling time" tactics. and.
believe those present. those remain.
Ing eight members of tho Todds
team sure booted that hall far out
or touch for the remainder Of tho
matinee.
BIN 0hffihs. graduate from
tho Star Junior league OF 1883. sent
tho Drydoekrrs Off IN a lead when
10 heat Plttson with a hard shot
from eloso-in. less than a minute
from tho opening whistle This un.
expected success seemed 10 take the
snap out Of tho Canadians and not
once during the first half did they
display their true form. Play was
all in favor OF tho Todd'a brigade
and when Buck added another
marker when no scored from PEN
atty awarded for hack.charRinE, the
Leafs became more and moro de-
morailrsd. but. thanks 90 instead.
ness on tho part Of tho usually re-.
liable fluffy" Davis. who missed a
couple Of open goals. there was no
more scoring before tho whistle
sounded for haifilme.
on resumption q play. tho Maple
Leaf lads began 20 press. and from
a run IN on McPhnllps' citadel. ].
corbrit was foulcd within the
dreaded area. Tho resultant pen.
atty kick brought goal: Kemp
ton placing tho sphere far out Of
Macs rrach.
Shortly after this point was
notohsd. tho fireworks started when
Referee Webb awarded tho Leafs 4
corncr.klck; Todd's claiming that Il
should have been a goai.kick. The
argument that followed resulted IN
the departure OF buck ard Kirk
wood from the field OF play. On
With tho Eancl
With this pair Of sfniwart defend.
sra decorating tho Eids-ilnes Il
looked like safs bet that tho Ma
pie Leafs would AZ least eauailxs.
but score they could not. Even
when. few minutes later. lap.
sansisy was ordered or tho ficld for
trying 10 engage with onr JACK Cor.
bsit In battle OF fiaiicuff@ the
shIpbulifcrs held their opponents al
bay and the final ioot rounded with
tho Leafs fighting hard 20 s,aYe
off this. their first defeat OF III.
series
Here's how the teams lined un:
Todd's Drydock McPhillips: Kirk
wood and Iapsansky: Ross. Buck
and Kelly: GimneNs and Grlffths.
Davis; Nelson and Carmlchei.
Maple Leafs; Plttson: r. corbc,t
and Puryis; Paimore. Abbey and
Davidson: Rankin and Barwick: ].
Corbstt; BENNETT and Kcmpton.
Carbonate defeated tho Tacoma
eleven by 20 seoFs. on the lat |
ter's grounds yesterday Both goals
were scored in tho frs, half. Both
Sides played a hard and fast Enmo
from start 70 finish.
Tho Henton team was too strong
for the West seatticites In the .oc. |
Ger baltic in the coal town. ycster.
day. Ren,on s. West Seattle 2. was
tho final count and Il Just abou,
shows the run OF play.