St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-26
VICfORS AT LACROSSE.
The St. Paul Team Downs Minneapolis
in a Magnificent Game.
A Full Description of the Contest, With the
Accidents and Incidents
Base Ball Playing and Horse Racing in
Various Parts of the Country.
Lcoroaae-st. Pad as. Mfnn.apolis.

LGcrosse-St. Paul as. Minneapolis.
Over 800 people went out to the West
Seventh Street park yesterday afternoon to
see the st. Paul and Minneapolis lacrosse
teams wrestle for the champions ship Of Min
nesota The st. Paul team few weeks ago
secured the cham pionship Of the United
States in Chicago, but was charitable enough
to offer Minneapolis an opportunity TO take
one-thirty-eighth part of its domain, and st.
Paul came within an ace of being placed in
the anomalous position of being champion
of the United States and at the same moment
ex-champion of Minnesota. The game re-
sulting in st. Pauls favor makes this inter-
estiug state Of things impossible, and st.
Paul is queen of the lacrosse field the country
over, Minnesota and all The contest was
magnificent one throughout, and, though
the st. Paul teams friends thought they dis
covered greater display of skill by the st.
Paul players, they had antagonists fully
worthy of their steel. The fact that the
game required the playing of five goals is
silent testimony of this fact. The st. Paul
team appeared in navy blue shirts and white
trunks, and Minneapolis in white shirts and
navy blue trunks. The players and their
positions were as follows:
l.. Martin. ...... Goal. ........J. ]. Gethin.
II. Warwick. Point. ....... C, A. Harrington.
j. Shea .......C Cover point W. H. Patton.
William Fry. Defense field. F. Z. Whiting
A. Giber on, Jr. Defense field. c. Esplin.
j. B. Stark Defense field Andy Grant.
G. +. MRcaulay. Center field. A. w. Stone.
A. ID. Warner. Home field. r.. NJ. Jaffray.
O. i Home field W ThOmnsOn
E. Giberton. ~. Home field. .G.-E. Wilson.
A. Ault. Home field. u. S. Gilkinson.
j. Moir. Home. .......J. S. Thompson
Before the game opened objection vas
made by st. Paul to Andrew Grant, defense
field for Minneapolis, on the ground that he
came from Winnipeg so recently as to ex-
clude him from playing under the rules.
After some discussion the matter was de-
cided by allowing the latter to play.
FIRST GOAL.
The players took their positions at $40 and
the battle royal was on. The work done was
beautiful and skillful on both sides. st.
Paul, however, was swifter Of foot and more
successful at strategy than Minneapolis, and
the ball was for long time kept uncomfort-
ably near the goal of the Falls City lads.
Then it took a rapid journey to the st. Paul
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the struggle went on, st. Paul seeming al
ways to have the advantage, but strangely
unable to put the ball between the flags
Splendid work was done by Warwick, Fry,
Warner and Moir for st. Paul, and Patton,
Grant and Jaffray bore off the honors for the
visitors. Forty minutes after the game was
opened j. S. Thompson, of Minneapolis, by
lucky drive sent the ball through the st
Paul goal.
SECOND GOAL.
At 4 80 the teams faced each other for the
second bout The ball was sent flying to the
Minneapolis goal, and then to center field,
where Warner was hit over the eye by the
stick of Gilkinson accidentally, while the two
were scrlmmsging for the ball Blood flowed
profusely from the wound, and time was
called until a bandage could be placed over
it. The game proceeded a minute later,
Warner distinguishing himself for his ag-
gressive work and Fry for his rapid running.
At 4:45 John Moir, of st. Paul, sent the ball
through the Minneapolis goal On coming
TO the dressing room Warner made an exu-
berant jump, cramping one of his legs tenn
porarily. Five minutes later he made his
appearance ready for play.
THIRD GOAL.
At 4:55 the teams again faced each other.
moment after the ball was set going r
Minneapolis player sent it against one of the
ST. Paul goal posts, the narrowest possible
escape from goal. The ball was kept NOV
ing in lively style and shins and heads were
banged promiscuously. Finally, nine min
utes after beginning play, John Moir placed
another goal to st. Paul's credit.
FOURTH GOAL.
At5:12 the fray began in fresh spot, St.
Paul being confident of winding up the little
ball of yarn In the shortest possible order.
The contest, however, was more stubborn
than ever, and the logged determination Of
the visitors caused affairs TO assume an as
pect Of doubt. Fry exhibited his running
qualities to good effect and was frequently
applauded Jaffray did some fine work for
Minneapolis. Both sides were working Ike
beavers and twenty-three minutes after play
was begun the players were crowded about
the Minneapolis goal. Warner, of st. Paul,
and Wilson, OF Minneapolis, were scrimmag-
ing over the bali, when the former received a
heavy blow in the stomach from the stick of
the latter and had TO be carried from the
field in n carriage, DR.. Whltcomb accompany
ing him. The blow caused considerable pain,
but Mr.. Warner soon recovered. The attempt
of Mr.. Wilson, of course, was To hit the ball
and no blame should be attached to him. Ten
minutes later the game proceeded. the Min
neapolis men getting the advantage, and In
the excitement ST. Paul man gave Mime
apos the victory by sending the bail through
his own goal by accident. The playing time
was twenty-eight minutes.
FIFTH GOAL.
The sun had gone over the hills when the
fourth goal was made, and the players i'm
mediately took the field for the final struggle.
The ball skipped from goal to goal with great
rapidty, and it seemed like anybody's game.
Both sides did magnificent work, and the
audience cheered vociferously. At 6:03,
eight minutes after play began, f. Giberton
sent the ball between the Minneapolis flags
and secured to st. Paul the victory.
Louisville Races
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 24.-The weather to-day
was cool and fine, but the track was in bad
condition, owing to Yesterdays rain. The
attendance was good. Yesterdays races were