The Washington times., 1929-12-31
WILL SEE K
ENTRY IN
LEAGUE

The first steps to organize q pro-
SessionaI soccer team for the Dis
trict were taken at a meeting held
last night at Carl Hamell's home,
O22 Pa. Ave. N. w. Those attend
ing were James Barney, manager
of the Gaelc-Americans; George
Cookson, vice president Of the
Washington Soccer Club; Capt.
Jack Cavanaugh, u. s. A., retired,
and George Youngblood.
Another meeting will be held
Sunday night at 8 o'clock at
Hamell's house, and officials OF
the washington and Southeastern
District Soccer Association are in
vited to attend. The sponsors OF
this proposed pro-soccer team de-
sire to obtain sanction OF the local
soccer SOlonS.
At last nights meeting it was
planned to form a team following
the regular league games here this
winter. Two tentative teams have
been chosen, and these will clash
In q game to determine which
players from both will be named
for the first pro-Soccer team.
Application will be made
for q franchise in the Ameri-
can Professional Soccer
League, which furnishes big
time soccer for the East and
West, and includes such top
notch teams rs New York
Giants, Brooklyn Wanderers,
Fan River, Providence, etc.
Since electric lights will be in
stalled at the Griffith Stadium
next fall. 1t will be possible to play
several night games during the
week. Games will also be played
ON Sunday afternoons following
the close of the independent foot
Aall season. However, the soccer
crowd must first persuade Clark
Griffith that the games will draw
wei enough to enrich the clubs
Golfers. The stadium is usually
closed about the first Of the year
so Emile HaiSma11. the ground
keeper, can get the field in shape
again for the baseball season.
Earl Clark was placed on the
tentative first team because Of his
professional status as a member
Sf the Boston Braves. Young play
RS were also favored over the vet
ans because these lads will stick
the game as the elder ones are
earring the end Of their best days.
The tentative first team fol-
lows: Henry HiSer, Concord
Club, goal; Jess Burton, jr,
British Uniteds, right full
back; johann HOrning, Con-
cord Club, left fulIback; VIII
liam HObsOn, Washington Soc
Ger Club, right halfback;
George FauIds, Washington
Soccer Club, center halfback;
Pete FauIds, Washington Soc
Ger Club, left haRback: Earl
Clark, Fashion Shop, outside
right; James VersIuis, Silver
Spring, inside right; Jack Tur-
forward; Eddie GalIagIy, Gae-
Iic-Americans, inside right;
Emil Kuehner, outside left.
The tentative second team in
cludes Harold Coleman, Silver |
Spring, goal; Dick Knight, Brit
ish United, right fullback; Carl
Maulhausen, Concord Club, left |
flIIlback: James Turnbull, Brit |
ish United. right halfback; Viii
liam Jack, Gaelic-AmericanS, cen
ter halfback: Harry Nicholson,
Marlboro, left halfback: Johnny |
Malloch, Washington Soccer
Club, outside right; Emil Konnel,
Concord Club, inside right; Dave |
Mclean, Washington Soccer Club, |
center forward; Charlie WyviIle,
Marlboro, inside left: James Dali
Ing, Washington Soccer Club, out
side left.
There is no assurance that the
pro team will be entirely selected
from this group of 90 players. It
IS quite possible that some other
player may come along with
rapid strides and be asked to
Join the team.
Training will begin in August
when the team has been def
nitely chosen.
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