Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-03-09 | Page 10 | Soccer

SOCCER By H. H O. O TURVILLE With a week to togo go Salt Lake has the stage all set for the biggest so soccer soccer soc soc- football enterprise the U. U V. V S. S F F. F U. U has ever attempted and w weather wether ther permitting permitting per per- there should be a large crowd to witness the two games scheduled to be played at Bonneville I park March I ege F I 13 15 for the benefit of the Olympic I soc soc- I fund to be used to send the U. U SA S. S A A. team over to France orance for the I plea William Service John H. H Chapman and J J. J E. E Prime chairmen of the vaI various va va- ya- ya rious committees undertaking the work worl report excellent and I the culmination c cT their efforts point to a successful climax Ogden officials a I also I are making vat valiant strides to p put their part of the program over and soccer enthusiasts are assured of good exhibitions in both cities The outstanding feature from the officials officials' standpoint will be the game between the Jordan and Jackson Junior high school teams both teams being determined to show their seniors that they can play the game The Jordan boys feel they can duplicate duplicate duplicate du du- du- du plicate their win of last fall but J Jackion Jackson Jack Jack- k- k son ion say nay and with both teams on edge for the fray this game should prove to be the tit bit of the Olympic Olm- Olm pic series and the public are cordially invited to witness this contest The senior game scheduled to be Played right after atter the Junior game should prove to be one of ot rare de defense defense defense de- de work as both back divisions are evenly matched and fans are waiting to see what the forwards can cart do against such formidable defenses All the selected players have hav been out with the leather and lack of condition condi condl- tion should not be in evidence on either side anti and as this is the I condl-I openIng opening open ing game of the season an ami x a rge crowd looms s as t the critics rl o of the e play fh the wrel teams will Tl give v the best e f they I Ican can Interest will be manifest In the veterans veterans veterans vet vet- erans of ot the game as well weil as in the new blood that makes up each aggregation aggregation aggregation ag ag- ag- ag and the eyes of the ran tans will be on Jock Graham and Billy Young Just as much as on the new players In some someway way the impression has I spread br broadcast over Europe that the American team after the Olympic games will vill tour the continent and several Invitations for visits have reached the office orrice of the national sec sec eec France wants the team to tour Its provinces Vienna and Budapest Budapest Buda fluda- pest want visits and so does Sweden The national secretary has been compelled com com- to answer all these explaining that as as the team has not yet been determined and l there Is no way of finding Just how howlong howlong long Its members will wilt be able to re remain remain remain re- re main abroad th that t no definite conclusion conclusion conclusion sion can be reached The question of the amateurism of ot th the tha American players as contrasted with what passes as amateurism in continental Europe has cropped up again on the report that Hungary Is garnering a full crop of professionals with which she hopes to present a strong amateur team for the competition tion This letter has adverted before to the European practise of rating as an amateur a man who ac accepts while on tour with his club the I equivalent of what he would have earned In hi his usual occupation had he remained at home and it looks like an unfairness to ask a strictly amateur amateur ama ama- team to contend with such com corn I petition There is no question but that the American team will be strictly amateur from end to end but I from appearances I It t will be the only team In the competition that can qualify qualify as as genuinely amateur Because I of these things s Secretary Cahill of the United States Football association has written a letter to the American Olympic committee suggesting that the general Olympic committee might have its attention cited l to 10 this in in- in justice This question Is quite apt to be 1 brought up In the congress of the Federation de Football association to be held In Paris May 24 25 and 26 It certainly will be if If a as anticipated the British associations associations associations are back In the F F. F I. I F F. F A. A fold for the this year refused to send end a soccer team to the Olympic matches as a sign of Its objection to the loose rules governing amateurism on the continent If It the British as associations associations associations as- as do not this country should That would be a matter council council coun coun- cil dl to order but the annual meeting will not be bo held In time There has been some talk pf Pt a council meeting meet meet- t ing to pass on tho Olympic trip of the American team but none none has been I called and there does not appear to tobe tobe be six state associations anxious enough for one to request Its conven conven- I In ing S