The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-09
I.agosse.

The Brooklyn andCoege OF City Of New
York teams will play tohorrow afternoon at Washing
ton Park Brooklyn, fothe championship of the Metro
| politan Association.
The Broollyns will 80 play Stevens Institute team
for the championshJot tho Metropolitan Association
| at Washington Parkon Tuesday afternoon May 49, at
O'Clock.
Johns Hopkins University is very anxious to have
game with the Btoklyns and has offered to play them
here at BaltiPrs If n mutually satisfactory date
be secured nero Is no doubt but that the two teams
will meet
Tie Bridgeprt Comm Club has begun practising in
earnest m club has on its roll OF members some Of
the wealthbt men in that city. and is in position to
introduce 20 game there in good shape II 1t can turn
!hsr oE.ing game on May %. and have inviSsd tho
The resent bass ball may turn out to be very
fSF as there n e
W6icItha game aDodnds IN L sa fact already We'll
q Ss.s BAH hays III hey Fi "ii
co3nues TO be as it going on '''' N"N'
r. OF the mot prominent officials connected with
SknS Sf Gro o game r. sr0ofy , on April 10
S@re enthusiasts Sad rhStif The game could
iy be PLAYED y nr9te,sona teams as base ball ia he
qut base BAH It a All unlikely that II iScfoSsS
OCULAR the result win he professional teams The game
I liz Iss G sT 2s aad 9srS IS no S.6sS
iis being played It all very well TO talk about keep
la:d !s oiE"r%@iis,s TO pay a9d 10 i piaysd
public
country want first class article and they don care
wheeler Z Is amateur or professional long as It 10
honest aHd worth the money they pay to support It
TINS has foaui out long ago in Canada tho homo
of tho and there Is not II 10 safe say one OF
the TOmnent lo"ms i'll that county which is genuinely
amateur Every one OF them have players who are
pad r her regular salaries, who get compensated in
some other equally binding This IL a sweeping
hut prominent well posted Canadian
Will smile II II IL doubted Tie consequence IA that The
big cities IN Canada Lave the best teams which money
OAcr inducements can secure Tor them and the
suit tho finest possible exhibition Of the game by the
most expert players In tho world,
II the American clubs could do tho same thing tho
Anne rIcHn pubic would see lacrosse paying which
would quickly put the popularity OF the national game
In danger.
Tho herein expressed those Of some OF the
most far sighted and long heGded lacrosse in tho
country men who have always been strict amateurs,
but who with regret the limitations pnt upon IL cir
fsyore sport while It is in It's present position
Tomorrow there viii be two very inporfan college
Hopkins at south Bethlehem. the other Princeton vs.
Stevens IlunOken. II Lehigh should defeat IopkinA
the general opinion is that Princeton will lose the cham
pOnshtp But It is not safe 10 make any predictions
ahead yet
The annual meeting Of the New England Lacrosse As.
Sociation was held at Boston on NAV IL was voted
that the President and Secretary of the New ngland
Lacrosse Association should wait IN W. h. Ross who
has tho Wesc hescr cup in his possession and suggest
that tho Cambridge aud WRltham teIms should play for
II at early date. Il was also rutrd tia; the Cam
ship stick. The following officers elected for tho
ensuing year: Pres dent, GeOrg, BOarimAn, Firsb
Vice President, George W. Parmerir Secretary Frank
Neuarl.