New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-03
BOSTON GETS THE LACROSSE CUP.
THE NETWORK TEAM BADLY BEATEN
FOUR GOALS FOR THE EASTERN MEN AND ONLY
o... ror rur HOME cIrR-snME SHARP PLAY.

norm GOALS FOR THE EASTERN MEN AND ONLY
ONE FOR THE HOME CLUB-soME SHARP PLAY.
When the lacrosse game for the championship oil the n'
States and the valuable Mestoheser cup between 'he
York club the holder cup the Independent Cun
OF Boston was begun 81 George = L. yesterday aeinoon
few people wagered that Boston woud WI" !c w
the surprise OF all. Boston won the hrSt three games "
sncccasian Theu New.Y goal but Boston won inc
next Nav York won one goal before time was
called and the Independent Club carried on the championship
40 hardly earned Paul by the New orks on July D.
New York played wre.chcd game from FIRST 10 ast ~ '
start the team overoon6dent. and played lAnCy
gamo Their opponents played strong. Wig
orous game and before the New.Yorks knew what hey
were about had won three goals The Boston
captain then placed majority OF his men on tne oe'ee
ING satisfied with having three goals and thus blocked
New-York
The Boons played somewhat rough game when wrought
havoc with the York Pophain OF the New
York head cut during scIimmase ana most Vi
the roughly handled
At42O n m the teams took their positonA MI fhN
hey the referee placed the ball at 430 O'Clock Maroh anu
Kerwin opened the battle NewYork defended the goal at
the grand stand end Of the field Marson got
the hest OF the face of" and sent the ball 10
Merritt The passed to Robinson and he returned
10 Marson had got out in the field tie naae nhe Throw
at the Boston goal Hogan and Simpson managed 70
keep tho ball out Simpson returning 10
Rice Then the game waged dangerously near
the NewYork goal More thar once II looked as the bo
tonans the goal but Matthews ana Brown Dy
some hard work forced bali out Of the scrmmase
! sent IL I'D TO New-Yorks' attack and
they made things pretty lively for the Boston defence weh
was excellent The game after While again came Gown ~
the Yorhs goal and several shots were unsuccesuiy
Md NV the Bay state Iran Z. Merritt IN keeping the
hall ont touched Il with hand Rose the Boston captain
claimed foul which allowed The e; Went ns eoa
Mclaughlin Of the Boston, gSt NE es We" posts time
Boston in the s sra tSs oy
While some one upstairs rather feeble voice shouted
enesIs I , . was during which the
shake HANDS with saoa o WHEN S beV
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shot The goal lie Brun sent the Sor Pa tho th
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and Ts sc ss s-Tt on the and
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charge On the BO'Os ms sSa sent ens he
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lie passed r0PS s c sS the rs point
the game .tuSborSy well kept
York goal Wheeler and Brown DID some fine WORK IN
shot at the goal and although Wheeler
tried keep went through scoring The fourth soa
| for Boston. ,.- n.A.,o ,-,n,,nr a
The game only lasted five minutes Popham winning ~
by pretty shot the goal after some hard Wo1. W VIC
New ork The Boston men tried every
gain time during the intermsson anu mus caupoversy
with The referee they managed to gain something
i've ave ninutes leaving only seventeen minutes Tor play
IL was so that almost impossible 70 dis'n
| enish the PLAYERS the extreme emu -. oI
| the neld Time played ont but no other t,ei
goal wa. made Boston winning the championship OF uie
Tinted and the Polo Cup by four goals to
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