Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-09-07
THE INDIANS WIN TIE GAME.

4oNeIy anu all tue Caiilsgcs OF tue cry are busy
conveying crowds to the Park. The incoming
trains are all packed with passengers. One Maine
Central train having seventeen passenger cars
| full.
The pulling and blowing matches occupied the
time until The La Crosse game commenced, al
though neither yet decided.
Secretary Ncedhsm says that seven thousand
dollars were taken yesterday, aud that the Hail
exhibition is the finest he ever saw. President
l.oting endorses his opinion.
General Burnside is present, watching the la
Crosse game.
| The game of La Crosse began at ten o'clock.
| The crowd gathered closely around the space
corded out in the centre field, one bundled aud
| fifty yards long and eighty yards wide, the two
teams, meanwhile. practicng idly to get in play
| The Montreal team were distinguished by red
striped shirts, and I've Indians by white shirts
The game commenced rather quietly, but soon
grew exciting. the ball flying from side to side
with great rapidly, players scurying often when
swift runner would steal the ball and carry it
almost to the opposite goal aud tremendous
shout would go up. But the enemy would inter
cept him and knock it from his crosse, or finding
himself too closely pressed, he would throw it
from his crosse high in the air across the field In
| fifteen minutes playing the Indians made the first
point by forcing the ball through the Montreal 5
wicket after close struggle between many play
ers, with the ball close to the ground.
In the meantime, the Band was playing. ard
draft oxen were Juggling at heavy drags loaded
with stones, on the race track outside and a run
away horse whiled round the track, scattering
every body, until he broke his gig over the noses
| of the pulling oxen, and was caught by daring
fellow.
After an interval of rest, the ball was started
| second time with gfea: hyeness The great size
of the field, and skill and ease with which the ball
is caught, picked up or thrown with the crosse,
gives unusual Excitement to the spectacle. Very
| quickly the contest grew exciting around the
north goal, now held by the Montreas. Players
gathered there while the Indians struggling be-
hind the goal, threw the ball to that group and in
moment it was through second time.
This inning occupying only ten minutes and
being won by the Indians, the crowd had now in
creased to eight or ten thous and, and the spcata-
tors began 10 thoroughly appreciate the points and
fun, and shout with laughter a player rolled
over and over in an unsuccessful attempt to pick
up the ball.
| In the third round the indians held the north
goal, and the struggle again centered there, the
| English making great efforts to regain Q point
| The Indians rallied and sent the ball clear down
the field whence 1t was sent back by tremend-
Gus throw, eluding dozen players who lesped
for It, straight to the Indian wicket and a group
| IA, raa tlv II 81. v..b Ia.
Of the spectators, but it went Just outside and was
again sent humming TO the south goal only to be
returned for a long struggle in the centre field
The Indians showed some fine play ing here, pass
Ing the ball from one to another over the heads of
the English after successfully running away with
! it Until cornered.
| This round was long, the bail passing from end
| to eDd-now q swift RUNNER would be seen car
~ ing 1t completely across the field whence it was
w.ested from him and sent hgh in the air to the
centre, where half a score Of players would in an
instant frantically scratch for il with their crosses.
a wrthing group. 1t terminated at the south
goal, the Indians making winning point and
| the crowd broke the lines aud poured into the
centre field. where the players gathered to refresh
| themselves with water and battle their bruised
! limbs.
1t was now about II 80 o'clock, and long rest
OF twenty minutes was taken. The pulling match
was now over, and all interest centered on the
game, save an occasional horse speeding around
the track, and groups inspecting the cattle or
| thronging the numerous montebanks.
| The fourth round occupied but i've minutes, the
| English almost Immediately sending the ball
-, III A. Al
| point.
| The fifth round commenced quickly and was al
most as brief the Indians sending the ball through
the same wicket, and making their fourth point
ln the next round just the bell struck for
noon, severe contest ensued, the ball occasional
| ly going outside the lines, when brief occurred
| while it is brought leisurely back and started
again fairly between the two opposing players
splendid struggle now took place at the English
wicket, terminating by an Eng lishman securing
the ball and shot it nearly across the field. The
play continued with varying fortunes for half an
hour, when the big Indian finished the round and
game by sending low bail humming thu ough the
| English wicket, the Indians scorng FIVE points Of
| six.
| The grand procession was omitted, and the
crowd began to pour back to the city for dinner.
| Another game of La Crosse comes off at one
O'Clock Friday morning, ard the enthusiasm excit-
ed by this will bring immense numbers
Among the important awards announced this
morning, are:
Jersey sweepstakes bul!--C. f. Wadsworth,
! Kezar Falls.
Cow. III. N. Dana, Jr., Kennebunk
| Herd-lst to j. & n Dane; ID, G. f. Libby
Portland.
| Best bull 18th stock included--C F. Libby.
Herefords overwhelmingly. A. Mcken.
ney, Munroe.
| Govt. +. Shores. Waterville.
Herds-lst, J. S. Ilawes, South Vassalboro', %
Underwoods, Fayete; Sd, Shores, Waterville.
Short llons-W. S. Slater, Webster, Mass,
took the sweepstakes for bull, and first premium
for herd; l.. Z. Fisher, Cabot, W.T. second for
herd; L. W. Aver, Freedom n. H., third; Aver
took lst for bull with stock, and best three years
old Slater took lst and second for four years old
COW, also for two years old, one year and Here
ford calf; Aver took LIST for three years old COW.
Ayrshire Sweepsakes-Bull, J. F. Leach, Bridge