New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-02
INTERNATIONAL LACROSSE.
AMERICANS IN ENGLAND.

LIVERPOOL, May ZO.-lhe American dlnd'eh Ia
crosse players have come have been seen, and have
conquered the English players in their first match
by the good score of four goals to On all hands
they have been kindly received. They arrived at
their hotel here early on Monday, May II, and the
Liverpool lacrosse players called quickly to see
them. The cricket grounds at Fairfield, suburb
of this city, offered to the visitors for practce
and they soon installed themselves there IN com
Portable little hotel. Balch and Cotte were mVncu
to stay at the house of one of the gentlemen h'l"s
near by lie is much interested in lacrosse Is inoS'
hospitablc and nearly smothered his guests III VI
cantic feather beds For week, therefore, inc lnon
have been able to practise nearly every DAY.
The grounds on which the match was played yes
terlay lie across the river from Liverpool, Ill
Cheshire and are known as the Derby PARK OF
Rock Terry grounds. They are pretty to look a''
but not good 10 play upon. In the first place, they
are narrow and the spectators are thus br0ught 100
near the players. And they are also uneven.
Such was the conclusion at least At which the
American team quickly arrived when they drove
ND TO the grounds yesterday in good style IN 1our
in-hand. 1t was at o'clock iii the afternoon Oh
beautiful summer day. The grounds were an open
field surrounded by hedges OF hawthorn anu
clusters of ash trees Encircling them at DIS
lance are pretty houses and gardens when added
70 the charm of tho scene. Play was not to be
called till o'clock for many of the English team
live in Manchester and could not get down TO
Liverpool till about ). The Americans therefore,
took possession of the gymnasium hear-o au'
soon emerged clad in their effective costumes OF
blue Jerseys striped with orange white trousers
md blue knickerbockerS. Their caps were niue
blue helmets the white polo caps not having Deeh
finished in time to wear yesterday. Being an hour
ahead of time they began some vigorous practice
The Englishmeu did not appear till little after
O. They were seen to be a sturdy lot of fellows,
rather heavier than the Americans. Their cos
Times were little mixed but the general effect
was that of white trousers white Jerseys ana pare
legs below the knee to the ankle They represented
three or four clubs of the Cheshire County Lacrosse
Association. The attendance of spectators at TINS
time was not large, but increased later. WIN
others present were several wel-known New-1orK
people, who drove over in grand style TO keep theu
young eountrymon in cOuntenance III case OF Ill
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THE AMERICANS SnRT0VS-TEH sHGLlSHMEN IN
sKILFUL.
PLAY was called at $50. The game was TO be the
largest number of goals made in two " halves" or
fortv-6ve minutes each. The field at thls time pre-
ssnted an attractive sight. At each end, from tall
slender poles fluttered the red flags marking the
narrow spaces between which the little rubber pail
was 10 be thrown i'll order TO secure goal. The
men were strung along from one end TO the other,
all around was a fringe of spectators ms Is the
way the players were placed.
ANERICA-Wheeler, goal: Brown, point: PenniInan
ooTcrpoint; Cottle third man, stuart right defence;
Davis. defence: simpson, centre; NlcuOIS sue at
tack; Poe attack fielder Gerndt, third home; lhGhe{
second home; Johnston first home Field captain a. w.
Balch. Umpire, f. Taylor, Liverpool. Referee O. W.
CHEsIiIRK-f. Davies, goal A; +. Casson, point; g.
Duerden rgnt defence; X X Paterson lcit ocience;
A. Morecrofi. left attack 6. Bryant, third home; K IL
fCrd seSend h hoWe : TmSle M x Kye
The slender lacrosse sticks. looking 50 much Ike
n iong-lrawn-out lawn tennis stick, We're all Ill
position. The ball was quickly " faced" and "a mo-
ment later was flying about IN a lively manner.
Simpson got il first and sent it flying down toward
the English goal flags, where lively Sc1mmage
Immediately began. In this Poe, OF Princeton dis
tinguiShed himself by clever lodging which
pleased the spectators, who shouted " 90 It, sam
miep but he lost the ball to Casson, who throw
burrjedlv toward Wheeler the American goal
keeper. LenC-legged Davis caught it gracefully on
his Melted stick and sent it whzzing back Then
there were scrimmages all over the field, and con-
fpsion of sticks and arms knickerbOckcrs and bare
legs tor fifteen minutes or 50. 1t was evident by
this time that neither team was playing a good
game There was some wild throwing and there
were some misplays. Many points were left I'M
covered The Americans were so nervous lest they
'A'
some moments like nOvIces at the game. The
Cheshire men had the advantage of knowing the
cround: but they interfcred with each other, and
exhibited little skill. Yet they had the good luck
TO win the first goal in this way. Bryant caught
the rubber ON his crosse and made nice run along
the side of the field toward the American end.
Cottle was after him. but stumbled. The Cheshire
man then lodged both Penninan and Brown. and
shed the ball through the Americans flag, despite
ia. IJara was "a
the English players. and while the crowd cheered
the Americans looked desperate. The ball was
ouickly faced however. Five minutes aftcrwaId
there was tremendous scrimmage az the Cheshire
flags. and some one pushed the ball between the
flags giving the Americans goal, and encouraging
the credit of this goal Thus the game went on,
neither side showing the play that had been eX-
pected of them. The visitors, managed. however
10 mt Two Engshmen outside the combat
Wheeler aud Cheetham of Cheshire; rushed to-
gether, neither seeing the other; and the result OF
it was that Cheetham was laid out on the grass
with something the matter WIN MS collar ooHe.
"body checked" by some one-name unknown.
These disagreeable occurrences on thus occasion
seemed TO be only the fortunes OF tie game; bu' II
similar performances are repeated Often IL VIII pc
hand for the admirers of lacrosse to show wherein
their favoritc sport is less brutal than football.
To-day The men 90 TO Manchester, 10 play tO-lnOr-
row and on saturday with the North of England
Lacrosse Association. Their opponents VIII give
them hard work in the field as well as banquet III
Consul will preside. Manchester has been reck-
Oned by them a possible field OF deteat Dut
there are games to be played after Manchester
A PLEASANT OCEAN VOYAGE.
One thing which has pleased the men Immensely
was their pleasant voyage. Their accomlno-
datons on the Austral were excellent. Instead OF
beng cooped up in one ortwo staterooms, they were
allowed toscatter themselves over large part Of the
ship in the vacant berths They stood the voyage
well. although it rough portion Of the time.
For the first two three days the training was
kept up with some severity, and the men walked
miles on deck. But when it became rougher, inter