San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24
SOURCE OF REVENUE

The National Challenge Cup com
petition provides most of the revenue
necessary TO conduct the business OF
the L. 5. T. A. a slight percentage
Of the gate receipts going into the
treasurers fund. In the season Of
1923-1924, the L. S. F. as share
Of the receipts was $15,SI3.95, but
last season., when the professional
clubs Of the country refrained from
entering the competition, the receipts
for the parent body dwindles 10 3d.
514.69. The total attendance at the
games two seasons ago was lI2,61O,
but last season this fell away 10 3D.
976. Slight differences between the
American Soccer League and the L.
$. F. A. on the question OF direct
affiliation have now been adjusted,
and the professional clubs will be
back in the competition this year.
With the passing TO a large extent
OF personal aims that affected progress
during the first few years, soccer in
this country is being more and more
Americanized. One Of the first per-
sons in the United States 10 see the
possibilities of the game was II. Ed
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lehem Steel corporation, and himself
a former exponent Of the dribbling
code. The Bethlehem. +. c. Bethle-
hem, Pennsylvania, built up a com
bination Of players imported from the
British Isles, and for several years
was the outstanding team Of the coun-
try. winning the National Challenge
Cup four times and the American
Cup six times from 1914 10 1924.
STARS FROM ABROAD
With the organization Of the Amer
lean Soccer League and the St
Louis Professional League. within
the past five years. other clubs have
increased the standard Of play by i'm
porting star players from the other
side. the most important Of these, IN
addition 20 Bethlehem, being Goats
and Providence. Rhode Island. BOs-
ton. Fall River aud New Bedford,
Mass. and Brooklyn.
Boston. in its first year. built up its
team with a galaxy Of International
STAR. from Scotland and made an i'm
pressiye showing in the American Soc
Ger League. and when the II. Edgar
Lewis trophy contested for rs the
American Soccer League cup. captur-
ing the Eastern final by defeating
Fall River and then winning from the
Ben Millers Of ST. Louis in a series
Of three games 10 decide the profess
sional championship Of the country.
These games were well attended and
the four matches in which Fall River
participated in winning It's way TO
the final round against Boston attract
ed 5000 paid admissions. IN the
semi-final between Fall River and New
Bedford. played al Kinsley Park, Prov.
idenee. March 8, 1880 paid their way
into the enclosure. and il was neces-
sary 10 close the gates two hours be-
fore the Kickoff. Fall River averaged
5000 ar its home league games, and
has made preparations for taking care
of more fans during the coming season.
Thomas W. Cahill Of Newark. New
Jersey, who has probably done more
than any other man il the country for
the advancement Of soccer, and organ
izer Of the American Soccer League,
is the secretary Of that organization,
and u has grown 20 such an extent
that be has been engaged 10 devote
the whole Of bis time 10 the duties.
The Last few years has found the
game extending mon and more into
J The public schools, the U.S.FA. foster