New-York tribune., 1886-05-16
4 GrEA1 LACROSSE TOURNAMENT.
PROBABLE INTERNATIONAL co NESTS.
TIE STATEN ISLAND AMUSEMENT COMPANY OFFER
IFS GROUNDS AND $4,000 IN PRizEs.

TIE STATEN ISLAND AMUSEMENT COMPANY OFFERS
us GROUNDS AND $4,000 IN PRIz.2s.
While nothing definite is yet known as to
whether the Belfast team Of players viii visit
this country or not during the local players have
not been Idle lacrosse VIII have such boom this
summer as il never yet had in the United States The
latest announcement Is that tie staten Island Ann-e-
1lent Company. on whose grounds Tie New-loIk
Lacrosse Club plays has arranged mammoth lacrosse
toulnament extending a period OF two weeks,
beciDning about the last June. The conn any
offers 50 900 prizes Three Canadian Indian tribes
Will participate III the contest, namely, the Caughud
wagua. 81 Regis and Cornwall Between the first two
bad blood exists and the contest Will he mterestins
Then the famous Shamrock tam from Montreal the
Montreal Lacrosse Tubs team. the Toronto team and
tho New York AMI brooklyn athletic associations will
all ;ake part the The tournament VIII take
place at ST Georges. Staten Island.
Another interesting incident IN lacrosse circles viii be
the annual contest for the Cerch Cup, now held BY
Harvart This contest Il been decided by the United
States National Lacrosse Association Will be held AT ST.
Georges Island. Tues lay, June l. Harvard,
Princeton stegens Institute. the University oi New
York the Druids OF Baltimore; Yale, New orG ana
Brooklyn, will probably compete, but 1t would be aim
cult 10 the winner, although al present It does not
look AS II Harvard viii again carry OF the trophy.
Those who know say the contest will lie between Prince
ton and the NewYorK Ciu0. Intercollegiate lacrosse
Was probably nes better than is AL the col
e.e teams playing excellent games. and the popular
y Of the sport among college j. last increasing.
The most marked Improvement IN the New YORK
University The men have hal the advantage of
Practising all the winter III the armOry OF the 9th
REGIMENT and consequently they were In first rate
training when tue opened. al surprised more
an one outsider by their line play. PRINCETON has
probably the Drsi AL round team among the colleges.
splendid lot Oh Hnc 4eaNl IrIO"s-hud Nrl-Ei goes a
way lacrosse. Many OF the men are taken from
last years OOtDa and this putt them IN good trim
for the lighter tnOngA almost game OF lacrosse.
Harvard puts good team III tie field II j. rs follows:
Coal Morton Peck 50 pOlLt ii. L. IeahOdy So cover
point NJ. II. Williams. l. :. secoAd defence field, A.
A. Gardner - third defence, \. H. Weed. - centre,
f. D. Davidson. IS; ilrst attack \ l. Dudley, 81
SECOND attack, W g. Hale ~; third attack. +. @.
Hood, 's6 (captanl; inside home L. Blodsett, 81;
uni side Rome A. G. Robinson. ~.
Harvard and Princeton wil meet AT Princeton on
Wednesday, May 49, and good game will doubtless be
Ilayed Princeton AID New YORK University we're 10
have played on saturday May :. but the rain he
game impossible. The game VII now uc played al u
Georges, staten Island, on Tuesday, June :. The
states. will play tue @scoDsnS at milwaukee, on July
3. The match III which tno New YORK cluD beat tue
Druids at Baltimore on May T. is declared 10 nave been
the best lacrosse ever Played In baltimore. Inc
New Workers played splendid and DIES all he
pr Aise they get Tor their pucky f-At The Druid tea
moreover much stronger than 1t has cen iO several
vears having several men, who were formerly on
college teams. Lawrence Riggs, an active player and
now president OF the cnb. formerly well known
Prince The DruIds played Princeton yester
day AT Baltimore They Will make their rst APPEARANCE
in New YORK THIS season al the OeIricA Cup touIna
ment ... -,
following officers President. +. ". MalOnry; pres
dent. " H. Bpuld; treasurer, George T. 6at!ey
secretary. A. J. Ferguson corresponding secretary f.
Ferguson, A. T. selanders, George T. Robertson, and
Ge0ige ". Windsor.
The captain Of the Brooklyn Athletic Association
lacrosse team has cancelled all engagements iot the
present month