Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-02
The Oelrich Gun,
The Lacrosse Contest Yesterday at EIO-
bOken,

The Lacrosse Contest Yesterday at Hoo
bOken.
The lacrosse contest for the Oelrich cup
took place yesterday afternoon at Hoboken.
At 1890 the Independents of New York
city, a team which has only lately entered the
field and the Druids of Baltimore began play.
The Independents gained the first goal
in As minutes, the Druids the second in ten
by winning the game. Both teams showed
good material but loose play. The Druids
displayed more skill and outplayed their ad-
versaries throughout the game.
The playing of Crosby, goal of the IEde-
pendents, and of Penniman of the Druids,
was very fine.
The second game was between Princeton
and Yale. At 2:O5 they took the field and
in Six minutes Spencer rolled in the first goal
for Yale.
Sides were changed and Princeton threw
the second goal in one quarter of minutes
passing it right in from the face-of. For
fifty minutes more nothing was gained, the
ball going constantly from one to the other,
but being kept by Yale near Princeton's
goal most of the time. Twombly then made
the winning goal.
Yale's play at first was poor, but it i'm
proved towards the end of the game, al
though it did not reach it's best. For Yale,
Cottle, Rollins, Spencer aud Mitchell played
the best. For Princeton, Hodge and Poe.
The third game opened at 2:35 and was be-
tween the.New York and the New York Uni
versity teams. The New Workers made five
goals in thirty minutes without allowing the
University men any, and the game was called
The New Workers seemed to inspire the uni
versity men with fear and outplayed them
in every point.
The next game was between Yale and
the Druids, each having won q game, and
was called at 4:O4. Yale had lost Way, who
was hurt in the first game, and Twombly,
whose place was taken by Meacham. For
forty-eight minutes the teams struggled
without gaining any goals, but at the end of
that time the Druids threw one and won the
game. The play ing of both teams did them
credit, both as to endurance and skill. For
Yale Mcdowell, Cottle and Rollins played
very we'll, Cornell keeping goal with his
usual success. Yale's strong point was her
defense, while her attack was not up to its
customary mark. The positions on Yale
team were filled as follows
Cornell, goal; Cottle, point; Mallon, cover
point; Way, Mccormick, Mcdonnell, defense
field; Rollins, center field; Mitchell, Spencer,
Ayres, attack field; McHenry, TWombly,
home.
Meacham took Ways place after he was
hurt On the whole Yale may congratulate
herself on her lacrosse team and expect vic
tory in the intercollegiate contest.
The last game played for the cup was be-
tween the Druids and the New York team.
The game was called at 5:15, and was closed
by the New Workers getting a goal in ten
minutes. The New York team therefore
keep the cup and we'll deserve to as their
playing was the most skillful and united of
all the teams on the ground.
A practice game was then played b=tween
the American team and picked team. The
latter had two Princeton, enc Independent,
three Druid, four New York and two Yale
men, the Yale men being Mallon and Rollins.
The Druids won the first goal and the Amer
leans the next two. The game was a very
good one, bringing out some fine playing on
both sides.
The American team sails on Saturday for
England. Their play has improved greatly
and they have every prospect of success.
Another Incendiary Fire i'm Stamford.
building owned by Hugh Neil at West
Stamford, in which number of valuable
carriages were stored, was discovered to be
on fire yesterday morning. The alarm being
given the fire was extinguished without
much damage. It was plainly an incendiary
atkempt