New-York tribune., 1885-09-20
THE INDIANS WIN AT LACROSSE.
LIVELY GAME on STATEN IsLAND-GooD PLAYING
BY NEw-YoRKs.


"Injuns Real, live InjuDsw cried the Staten
Island small boy yesterday afternoon he attened his
nose against the rainRs OF the ferry pier at Tompkns
yile and gazed the st. Regis Indian lacrosse team,
OF whose arrival had received timely notice by
large plscards scattered this island announcing
the match between them and the New-Yor, CLUB. The
Indians made their way 10 the ground OF the Staten
Island Cricket Climb. The game announced for 4
o'clock but long that tho lined with
people aud the grand stand fully occupied while the
fences we're frneed with all and conditions Of the
small boy who speculated deeply In pennies whether
Them Inlun fellors wouldn't win"
Shortly before o'clock the Indians walked ont into
the field amid burst Of applause. They were nne
muscular OF fellows and - picturesque costume
consisting OF n scarlet shirt black velvet knee-breeches
scarlet stockings and whte shoes Their long black
hair was neatly tied up with scarlet ribbon Tho New
Of the ground BY Erasus Wlman From the outset
IL was seen that a spirited contest going To take
place Moreover the apparent surprise Of everybody,
the New Workers although playing short OF one or two or
their best showed wonderful FORM aud gave their
copper coOred opponents trouble TO win the game,
though the Indians were finally yctDrs by two goals TO
ono. Ludlcrous Incidents we're frequent. An Indian
would Obtain possession OF the bal In his desperate
endeayOrs TO dodge the white men his broad brDmed
white hat would fall on, and up end would go his
long switch OF black hair by the scarlet rib
bons AS he would down tho long line OF spectators
eec %cn be SugRSo IN the s1@s aSd the
crowd would shrek with enthusiasm. Whenever the
Indians could get the opportunity their cunning got the
upper hand and they not slow In npping their ad
The crowd accepted this In silence but when
ever an Indian measured his len 9Th the sward
shout OF gee went up that made the welkn ring Dur
ing tho second game two OF the players fell
and In time than 10 takes TO tell
there confused mass OF struggling Indians and
all & S f too for q e s eroW
and women az we'll as cheered and waved paras0s
IN an alarmingly dangerous manner. When the
went up and the crowd broke through the and
offered their congratulations while the Indians
stood stoldly by ana expressed their foel-
ings by an occasional grunt The cap
~. tba Ind faau oil BIs
instructions in the Indian language and through tho din
his stentorian voice proclaming unintelgbe orders
sounded Ike veritaDe Choctaw Al the end Of tho
the Kew-Yorkers cheered aud tho Indiana gave an
unearhy whoop" that caused all the little boys sit
tag on tho foncos 60 fall OF backward with fright
The Indians will play their return match on Monday
the 2Sth. on Wednesday Thursday aud Saturday OF
this week they Will play the w. A. u in Brooklyn. They
staying in Brooklyn.
The Held yesterday was placed as followsI
Neso- YorL. Fostt0n. Indt1nE
b. Brown -. Point 49,. ...... Konoen, D. an Noll.
O. Popham ... Cover point -. orete John Cook.
WrisRt 80. FIRST def field. .Rowien, Louis sam.
J. M Marson -. Second def ed.Aiente. HOss.t ook.
Pryor Centre field ...Amennenui solomon Angus
Merritt lone hed. 49, Amenareseun NJ Sullivan
Rtehie.. OUTSIDE houe .stetson, Louis Dlon
McClain ......... inside home. .soseai, Joe sam.
Frastus placed the ball aud II H. Balch, OF Now
York acted as referee HAaemand Tor tne
kent M FOR some time. he Sew-Yorkers managed 10
keep the ball in vicinity OF the Indans' goal but
eventually they got away aud soseai put IL through
the New York posts. Time IL minutes.
The second lasted 20 minutes. MeClain, Popham,
Brown Wheeler did capital work for the Sew
Yorkers and Hewitt obtained the goal for New-Hork
The third game was won for thei Indians by Ofete
play was resumed for some twenty minutes but time
was called before another goal eoaid be made.