New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-21
LACROSSE IN ENGLAND.
CONTINUED SUCCESS OF THE AMERICANS
ruIRrY-FouR GOALS FOR THE VISITORS AND ONE
TILE HOSTS SIX MATCuEs-

thus far hardly susains that saying. From the time
they landed in Liverpool until this week the weather
was deghtfulg cool and dry. Now it has been raining
three days and if it would only stop the turf would
be so improved that the team would not mind
then the way in which the rain has nterfercd with
their last matches The success Of the Americans In
their lacrosse games been par with the pleas
ant weather They have played six matches and have
won all In goals they stand thirty-four to one for
the English This record they may we'll be heartily
proud Of The single goal Of the English obtained
in the first match the Rock Ferry Grounds ut Liver
pool when the representative team of the Cheshire
County Lacrosse Association met Wheeler, the
American goalkeeper, who is admitted on all hands TO
be as good any in either land and who let the ball
pass him that unhappy occasion, has constantly
rnourned since over his inability to kick himself
But since that goal lost the Americans have been
everywhere triumphant The resuS of the game on the
Rock Ferry Grounds four in their favor, as
YOU already know At Manchester they thought they
might be beaten. The Manchester people have taken
much interest in lacrosse for some years and have
Turned out many excellent players They have
whipped ali their ghbors and after seeing the wild
play of the Americans at Liverpool they were conn
dent of defeating the visitors badly, They SAID so
frankly and kindly explained their anticipated victory
BY pointing out how much better they had played
together They were ready to bet TO that at
Manchester the British lion would not before the
American eagle with lacrosse stick in its claw NOW
the Americans are mourning that they qua no. haEe
chance actually TO back up their opinions with ther
money.
vANoUIsHING THE LANcAsTRIANs.
Thus it happened that the Americans appeared on
the Whalley Range Grounds Manchester on May 21,
TO pay team representing six clubs of the Lancashire
Lacrosse Association feeling that they might be de-
feaed but determined to die hard. They also re-
solved TO go down gracefully and therefore they con-
coded to the English every point asked They played
with larger ball than is used at home, they gave up
body checking" stopping your opponent with your
body) and also refraned from kicking the ball These
concessions handicapped them badly. Then the
grounds were not good They were rough and uneven
and the Americans had had chance to practice on
them. The sympathy OF the spectators was al Nun
the home team, of No wonder, therefore that
the Americans felt blue on May IL But they beat
their English opponents from the word go, and the
confident British players who wanted TO lay such
heavy odds their own proves didn't drive the Oal
between the American goal-tags even once; .
This 10 the way the Americans did IT The Manches-
ter team had three men who PLAYED remarkably well
These Hockmeyer, Wathen and AddeTley. Ap-
parentIy Also il the plan of their whole game to
play into the hands of these men, but especially INTO
Hockmeyer's and TO let them throw the ball to goal
To this situation the Americans quickly tumbled,"
even before reaching the ground. Mr. Hoekmeyer mao
been around at the hOtel-Ithe Clarence Hotel false
and tickle Clarence, false in everything but especially
In its aduerated milkl-p0intng out that out OF tho
us goals which the South Manchester Club had won In
matches during the season he had by his mighty arm
scored l56 Evidently Mr. Hockmeyer was one of the
men who needed TO be watched and to have his nne
play spoiled if the visitors were to WIN 30 t4e Oapa
Stuart and SnisOn to devote themselves to checking
the play respectively of Hoekmeyer, Wathen ana
Adderley II had also been discovered at Liverpool
that favorte trick of the English players was for
their elders rush down their opponents defence
after the of the rushline IN toot6al and over
towering them by numbers TO push the ball home
The Americans had been accustomed 10 keep their |
places in the field and to trust to good passing and
therefore the Americans adopted the plan OF leaving
their places to check more closely and they
TAaN in inst a d-0H
Davis made goal from the position OF first nome.
These tactics worked well. To be sure Pennlman, |
Stuart and snison had no chance to do fine playing
They were occupied seeing TO u that ter opPPnen1
did nothing. Then, when the Manchester men began |
70 play into Mr.. HOckmeyers hands, that unfortunate
gentleman could do nothing he got the ball on MS
st,ck ready to do his beautiful throw whaek came |
Pennman's stick across it, and away the pan romeo 70
some wly American. The man OF 19o previous goals
did not make this game but the visiting team
scores Tour goals TO nothing in match divided INTO
two halves each forty five minutes long Details Vi
the pav scientifically described would be unlnterest
ing perhaps uninelligble 10 many. 1t Will answer
therefore TO say that all the Americans worked WeL
snd sometimes won applause from the spectators, who
naturally sympathized with their own crowd: Inc
Englshnen were pretty players Mathen runs sr
and good thrower-when he is not covered by Fenn[
man and Adderley centre faced and uncoversa e1
eelently Mr.. Swallow, who represented the NorIh
Manchester Club, played In the defence held enecKhg
and passing steadily and sending the ball back toward
he enemv's goal-fags with force and precision. -
The only unpleasant incident of this game was an &C
eIdeut 10 Mr. Hockmeyer. He was running lor tne
hall
behind him. when he slipped and fell and then Brown
feil on him or with him Hoekmeyer scraped ms s
against the fence and said that Brown enai g ni nj
M Il hard 20 tell Just how Mr. Hockmeyer KNOWS al
about IN for Brown behind him. One OF hock,
meyer's friends not knowing was an American seiu
10 me later: II was a charge; but Hockmeyer tens
me- he was all used up before that and that ms nea
was actually swimming Inc tra1h seems , " ~
~nniman and took advantage of this trifng accident
10 get out of bad job. What have SAID a1out tne
matter is not perhaps put as sS1y O ~ ercTm
stances but this young gentleman hss maui ne d
the incident and indirectly II not directly hsS caeu
the Auercans 10 be accused of bness IN the news
p.Dera The accusation Is unjust. 10 TINS IacI MI
swallow the honorary secretary OF the NSttH ~ &
IN sa1h bonorarv secretary of the South of England
Iaerosse Association, who has investigated Tue ihaet
Iii bsay witness The Field" newspaper also mas
VII D r;tten after inquiry indicating the visiting
team. And after all Mr.. Hockmeyer was not hur'
DEFEATING THE NORTH OF ENGLAND.
gb;. defeat of the 21st of May severe blow to
Al, the Engshrnen interested in lacrosse, for the Lanca
80 Associson contains some of the best, If not the
80 hest PLAYERS in England. They had counted on
am s.sv victory; they secured defeat Yet they bore
themselves ike gentlemen except In the one instance
which have mentioned, and in one otner winch II Is
mt worth while to mention. In the evening aiter inc
rame they gave q banquet to their guests 81 'ne o"
Hotel. Colonel Shaw, U. s.. Consul at Manchester
and president of the North Of England Lacrosse
ton PRESIDED and made speech MI Daion
snopded for the Americans, and Mr.. Davis spoke re-
NV 10 the toast The President Of the United States
Altogether ID was pleasant evening, and despite inc
...on, termination the Americans did not break
snsh The rules of diet imposed by strict training,
Int went home with perfectly clear heads having
orhn ,sn fins at length about the first match at
Nsncbeser because the strongest players In the ortn
OF England took part in it, and because the result a"pS
so contrary to general 10 tso same grounds
on Nav "a and In t the visitors defeated team made
mr. Of nIavers from nine clubs In the North Oh Ehgla