New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-02
THE OELRICHS CUP CONTEST.
NETWORK WINS THE LACROSSE TROPHY.
A STUBBORN FIGHT BY THE DRUIDs-LAsr NicIohi
OF THE AMERICAN TRAM.

STUBBORN FIGHT BY THE DRUIDs-LAsI NiCioH'
| OF THE AMERICAN TRAM
| The lacrosse tournament is over, and the oel
richs Cup remains with the NewYork Gun that won " i'
year The American Team also has played ts last game
in America and its final victory, and tomorrow vii
start for England for fresh contests ana IL Is nopcu ~
fresh victories The grounds of the ST. Georges Ci1oke
Club IN Hoboken, where the games were payeu 1e'''
day. were in admirable condition.
The first match was between the DrIids OF Batinor
and the Independents of New-York. at 1890 The mel
were;
DrdH O. Primrose eoateepcr do O. u Fs991Sap
4 stevens and A. Reese 1t second and thd dgep Mredt
Reese ana Maurice stevens second and thd home nS[
o. attach l. Rees dTst home 1"s'a'u' 0O''
Crosby eeper James murray
P9 oHt } T Pyna and sGy S defence Gde
seS s de s and Saei a n home &c Charles oen
! FIRST home and Patrick Hickey, second home.
Lively checking begun AT once, In whch the lnu
pendents used their sticks freely over the backs ana arms
OF their opponents until j. r. Fsnnery, the secretary OF
the National Association who acting as reieree oo
their captain that such style OF playing was noV per
mitted. The Independents made the hrst goa' ave-
thirty-fve minutes play and the Druds made the TWO
next goals in eight minutes ana fourteen i'in'''
respectively winning the game.
Yale and Princeton the next contestants Inc
men were
Yal,P Council eoakeeper. F. Cottle point sr SIy
se5e first second and third defcncS heidi RS Scd
mi laird home field attack H. TwOmbey first hOmei ana
J. Tito modSe ccakeeper: Mathis point
W McKecKnie point Ranney O. Riggs, '" e ntr
aIs5 seoGd d dna G ose Poe ra and third
attack field; b. Esbeit, hfst home all" u "S'oio' w
Poe Of the rrincetons distinguished himself by admir-
able lodging and Cote, the fae poInt VINO = o'e VI e
made superb defence In nine minutes play spencer Vi
Yale sent the bail through the posts me PIlnceton men
ctan pH "A
after play began whred the ball through the Yale posts
in thirtyhve seconds Then tae game lSr ahe TRng
Princeton the defence Yale after forty minutes was
The third match was between the New-York Club
and the New-York University. The men were
'T G oI M2s aS go%MfeBReF e r HAS
G. Roberts hT second AMI third GeiGnce ned H. Skey;
6ri home fdd Or attack R. mathews hrs home f. Pratt
S @ a. T. ksFy %I ed s SSRai% D. Brown
point Gilmore cover Iont + r. he9Gers2 da J: q
NJ. Narson. centte hed J. Filcclan. H. W. Hall j. W
h6me and nni e. Rarh S second t'5n home
This was one-sided contest, the New-York Club
taking five goals in % minutes. 49,. o,,,,
Yale beaten though not inglouousy, by double
play OF the two Druid homes wren was wr I'M ro 1P
for me final decision The Workers had played only
% minutes and fresh and the Druids had fought
two hard battles and had gained two hardwon victories
New-York gained the goal in 16 minutes, winning the
tournament and the OeIichs cup.
game was then announced between the American
team and picked from all the players. The men
were:
rtsd Tsarosb Of the Independents goa1eeper' the
two nniuans Of the Druids point ana cover ponI Guy
Mal4On ale II. Hodge OF Princeton and Gilmore OF me
Nel-l Club first second and third defence e d. MaTsOn
ned; Rollins of Yale icI sin OF Newly ork and
BakemoIe OF Princeton st second and third home field or
attack Burues OF the New York Club first home ana Gus
tavus Obcr. OF the Druls. second home.
american Teap.-W hoeler goa; Brown. point Hodge
cover point Cote Stewart and Hall second and third
ted Nichols heidi Poe simpson and Gerndt
second and third attack field; Al Ichey inst home
johnson II. II Balc tue neld captain OF
the American ami J. Il. FameIy NJ the picked team
The bali drawn and the Americans got 1t and sent IT
back 10 the picked team goal, whence Crosby sent IL ny
ng back with the ncatcSt OF stops. The Americans made
desperate attacks bur the defence superb and aer
TWENTY-FIVE minutes OF icrc attacking the picked team
suddenly made attack in their turn aud the ba gded
between poss OF the American goal guided by Mar
SON. There doubt whether the goal should
not considered sufficient, especially as some p
the men, and particularly the Druids, were larry
worn out but tie captains agreed upon further play ana
in six minutes the American made foul and sue
Ceeded III making third III fOrty-fve seconds.