The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-02
LA CROSSE.

The Match Between the st. Regis Indians and
the Knickerbocker La Crosse Ciub-The
Redskins the Winners I'm three straight
Games.
The st. Regis Indians played match game yes
terday afternoon at the Capotone grounds with the
New York Knickerbocker La Crosse Club, which Is
composed OF Canadians, all OF whom reside at
present in this city or vicinity. The match was the
best three In five, and begun at about half-pas
four O'clock The Indians. from the start Ia the first
game, put the Knickerpockers completely on the
defensive. The latter had all they could do to
guard their goal, and very seldom attempted
anything else but to keep their opponents
away from their nags. Several OF the more
adventurous, however. occasionally put on an
extra squirt, when the ball was within their
reach, aud endeavored TO change the tactics OF the
Indians to the defensive by cauding II their side
OF the ned. But the nlmbe Redskins were too
much for them, and the ball seldom or ever re-
manned second at any great distance from the
knckerbOckeris flags. The first game won by
tne Inaians IA sixteen minu.es me second IN ten
In fifteen minutes. The knckerbockers showed
themse Ives very inferior players, and during o.. the
games were outgeneralled In every way BY their
opponen ts. Indeed, q locker on who knows nothing
about La Crosse, would have been led to BELIEVE
from their actions that they were playing q simple
game Of shiny
They never succeeded in keeping the Dan In their
Crosses long enough to make dec Ont run with t.
and even IN the simple throwing ,,e,,iom succeeded
IN getting the ball out OF Their onponents, reacn
whenever one OF the Redsk' ns was near enough to
make his Ia crosse do goo, service in outmanTuyre.
ing an individual antag onist Several times during
the match the knicF erbockers In struggling for the
pnnoer 80 lat h-got themselves as to push their
opponents OUT OF the way with their hands, which
was altoset Jer disallowable. whenever the ball
got near 4cir goal tney batted at It a crcketer
wouo 40 at a "sunner" going direct for his wickets
anu Seemed to rely more upon putting their
" .versares' heads In danger by whaoki ing away at
them during run for the ball, than TO capture the
rubber and get 1t by good run in dangerous PROV
unity to the Indians goal The latter, the other
art were as sklful could be In their play. Iu-
stead OF making wild throws when one of them got
the ball he lodged through the Knickerbockers with
It, nlnging 1t over each mans mead whom no had TO
contend With In hts rum only to catch IL safely again
alter his opponent had made desperate whack at
him with his la crosse without hitting the ball. When
hard pressed the Indian who had the ball always
took good to ptcn II to one OF his co-workers
in the ned, who repeated the action when he was
cornered.
BY this means ana the nimble way they lodged in
and out OF the Knckerbockers' ranks, they managed
mems goal. The Knckerbockers were badly whip
ped, and will certainly require good deal OF prac
| tlce before they can even make decent show
against the St. Regis players. NO better idea can be
had OF the endurance OF the Indians than that az
the close OF the nrst game several oil the knicker
bockers were 80 ''bownn that they had to lay OH 10
get into condition again, while the Indians, IN walt
ing Tor them, killed time by playing with the ball
| among themselves. It may be said, In justice to
the knickerbockers that they had not played before
yesterday In four years.