New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-02
LACROSSE At RARHARD.


EXPECTATIONS OF RETAINING THE CHAMPION.
SHIP.
Cambridge, April 80 (specaD.-The Harvard Lacrosse
got the habit Of winning the college champion
ship 50 firmly fastened upon that It almost
II the team will get that habit Save for the
year which Yale put her football players her team
through sheer intimidation Of her less muscular
hardy opponents Harvard invariably has bagged the
championship in lacrosse since she began TO play the
game with other colleges And 1t quite probable
viii do the thing again this also. Certainly
purpose mind. and is working faithfully to
attain It.
The elements OF rather good have by this time
been brought out, and being shaped into Ia
crosse team Harding, Davidson, Towle. Grinng and
quite good nucleus for any lacrosse
team. And Wells, Kilyert, Henshaw and Rourke be-
Sides have in other teams that they handle
lacrosse stick ceverly At present the team plays
somewhat headless and experimental game. The new
men are not yet together and fitted to the old
And 70 all these uncertainties. add that new
methods OF team play being developed and new
being tried and see that the lacrosse
game now played by the Harvard teams Is extremely
ragged. Moreover, there good teams near by
Cambridge this year. give the Harvard team practice
Not game yet been played and practically no games
will be played before the college games begin The
Independents South Boston proved last year that they
were not willing to play genuemanly game and they
have been dropped Probably the Harvard game this
year Will be play game, as usual More resort Will
be had ychecng and strong playing than to pass
ing and running Brant indVidua WorA Win the sucA
will be rather out OF favor and less prominent steady
style OF p,yng for and with the Will be encouraged
The team VIII not feel quite happy, however. unless
Blodgett. IS, with Grn!ng possibly excepted, the
effective Harvard player consents again to play on
the field. 1t is announced, however that Bod'
gett viii not play; IN which case DaNuson Will play
second attack field in his place.
The team Is playing o. follows: Harding, ~
FIST home Thorndike, 80 second home; kllVer% 80
attack field; Davidson NSS, second attack held
ROirke go third attack field; Wells go, centre;
TowIe, 'ss, first defence field; Henshaw. go second
defence field Grning 49, third defence Held Pusiier'
80. point; stedman, L. 5, point; Drake o.
goal.
Harding is playing strong, hard game at first homo
does good body-checkng, and shoots swlpes ana UPS
last year net handle his suck per
fectly, however. Thorndke is new man. and plays
slow game, handles his stick pretty we'll hlvef'
was substitute last year. lie does not shoos "en' ou'
plays good team game. Davidson, now playing Oh Tao
team for the third year. is reliable player. his "u
that he does keep eyes the ball always anu
has tendency TO 20 to pieces things do not suit hi
Rourke played on his freshman team last year anu P'
strong game and runs fast. He holds the oa wv e'
aud consequently is not sure OF his throw "es S'
q remarkably vigorous game. lie is detefmneu p.N1,
er and works very hard but is apt to plA! An .- -
game altogether. TOwe, playing for the M yea,
is good careful player cool, good runner Ous -
cover carefully. Henshaw, substitute lls' Sed - -
the mammoth baseball player but COCO lacloss 49,
catches well and Is good runner orinihs W." 49, -,
phenomenon OF the team this year, biooges' - =.
He plays daring irresistible game, Is 'lN"Js
found just where the ball drops, keeps MS eyes
Just where the ball IS coming, and Is iA
and neat dOdgcr. Harry Williams VIII DC nns ~
cover point Pulsifer. who plays there TINS $3.50
slow, and though he plays hard, plueKy sane' H.
the stick very elumsily. Stedmsn Is ne" Ia.
plays good hard game. Drake Is pay - go
goal. lie guards well and plays well with inc N.n n.
Altogether the team fine possibilities DSs vn.
yet in good shape. The first game Is with 'A' Az"
unIverslty az Cambridge On May 8.