The New York herald., 1876-09-13
LACROSSE.
THREE GAMES PLAYED WITH GREAT SPIRIT BY
NEW YORK LADS.


NEW YORK LADS.
NEWPORT, r. l., Sept IL, 1876.
Three games of lacrosse were played on tho grounds
Of tho Wcstchester Polo Club this afternoon. There
seventeen players who had organized themselves
into club, TO be known hereafter the Newport La
Club, and who. since the visit the Mon
treal lacrosse players in August have been the
nettle to try their hands at tho sport They finally met,
with the consent OF their parents, Of them being
over twelve years OF age got together and practsed
in private lawn with crosses Of their manuac-
turc. Since that tme however, they have received
from Montreal the style OF aud uniforms
used by the Montreal club.
The game commenced at about nve o'clock and
there less than twenty-five carriages tho
ground aud rs many spectators on loot Tho sides
were as ollows:
Reds-Robert B. Potter, Captain; Matthew Morgan
Reverdy Travers Arthur Townsend, Joseph Stevens,
William Manice, George Tiffany, all from New York,
and L. i. Morrel. OF Philadelphia.
Biues-DeForest Manice: Captain; Arthur Turnbu,
Ramsey Turnbul. Arden Robbins, George Robbins,
Livingston Beekman, Leroy Dresser f. Herrick and
Perry Tiffany, all from New York.
The reds, believing the blues to be the weakest sdc
as in the practice games yesterday they had lcaten
them three OF four games, allowed them one extra
player. s. Rowland Robbins, OF New York, acted as
nmplrc for the reds aud Harry Blossom also of New
York, as umpire for the blues William DeForcst
Nance, of New York, chosen referee. The goal
keeper OF the reds was Arden Robbins and Of tho
They all tor the sport and when the game
Das called they rushed for the ball with will, deter
mred show that they had not witnessed the playing
OF the Canadians Tor naught, but bad studed well their
movements. IT was not " be expected that they
would get the ball on their sticks often did the
Canadians, but instead they knocked the ground
TO great extent, and, beng pretty evenly divided,
they seldom gave one another an opportunity to
run off with 1t their crosses. In the
excitement incident to the game several of them
rolling about on the ground. but
they down than they would be up again, and the rc.
quent OF the stationary players the goal
The active vivdy reminded the spectators of SIM
liar In the game of the Montreal players
The first game lasted eleven minutes and the blues
victorious George Robbins knocking the ball be-
tween the pennants.
In the second game the received the addition of
another player archie CampbelD. and thus the sides
had equal numbers, but IT was mo :" the blues
this game also, DeForest Marce taking the ball
between the flags. Time, ON.
The third aud last followed about ten minutes
afierward-the reds making some changes In the loca
tion OF their Players as they, having practised
than the others, bent on
winning game at least Tho blues
Jubilant and had idea that they to have
such luck. The game commenced vigorously and both
sides played unusually we'll Tho ttlo fellows on
both sdes who were not as long as their sticks
noticed frequently as having the ball their
and going at rapid pace for the goal Without doubt
they made some Of the best points Of the game which
well contested; but the reds, after the game had
lasted fifteen minutes were again beaten by the blues,
who thus won threo straight games.