Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-13
LACROSSE PLAYERS.
The Great Match Between Los
Angeles and Riverside.
Expert Lacrosse Players Strug-
gle for Supremacy.
The Riverside Team Bests the Team
from This City.
Three Thousand People Watch the First
Game Ever Played in South
ern California.

"Head! !" said DR.. Kannon as Cap
tain Perry, of the Riverside club, tipped
up half dollar. A dozen of athletes
watched the piece OF silver land on the
mother earth. 1t wasn't "head," and
the Riversiders had won the toss.
This little incident took place yester-
day afternoon at Riverside, just pre-
liminary to the first lacrosse match
ever played in Southern California, and
probably the first inter-city match ever
contested in California.
DR.. Kannon was the captain of the
Los Angeles team which had journeyed
to Riverside in order to try conclusions
with the Riversides. The winning of
the toss meant good deal, as smart
breeze blew across the grounds selected
for the play. The Riverside captain,
without any delay, decided to play with
the wind.
All Riverside turned out to see the
game. The grounds were lined with
carriages and interested spectators. 1t
J is estimated that there were three thou
sand people in the audience when play
was commenced at 2:10 O'Clock. The
ladies were out in force and their gay
colors lent eclat to the occasion. The
greatest interest and enthusiasm was
evinced in the national game of Canada,
and lacrosse has apparently come to
stay in Southern California.
The Los Angeles team arrived at Riv-
erside at II 80. They were met at the
depot by delegation of the Riverside
Lacrosse club and escorted to the Rowell
hotel where the teams lunched together.
The Los Angeles team wore black uni
forms, while their opponents affected
white. John Cutie, of Riverside, acted
as referee. B. Benjamin, of the HERALD
staff offciated as umpire for Los An
geles, while DR.. Jarvis did a similar
duty for Riverside.
THE GAME.
The play was fast and furious from the
start. Both teams were on their mettle,
and the spectators watched the exciting
rallies with breathless interest. The
ball travelled from one end of the
ground to the other with great rapidity.
For a moment the little rubber sphere
would be in dangerous proximity to the
Los Angeles goal, but by SUGGESTIONS of
clever plays would be carried into the
territory of their antagonists. at the
start the Los Angeles team excelled in
team work, but this advantage was
more than Offset by the activity and
endurance of the Riverside men. The
first five minutes play showed that the
! twelves were we'll matched, and in con-
! sequence each player strived all the
harder to turn the tide of the struggle.
There were more feet-footed athletes in
the team from Los Angeles, but the
Riversides relied on the clever throwing
OF several of the men, especially DR.. Nc
Donald. This was the right caper, as
the wind aided them very materially.
Way. of the Los Angeles team, made
number of pretty plays and was
was trife rough. This interfered with
the lacrossists in displaying more of the
fine points OF the game. There was al
together too much "shinnying." DR..
Mcdonald, who appeared to be great
favorite with the Riverside team, made
a number of very effective throws.
After playing about half an hour, the
ball came within an ace
of going thorough the Los An
geles' goal twice in rapid succession.
The Los Angeles boys rallied and the
contest waxed hot, both sides straining
every nerve to gain the day. The ball
alternated from one end of the field to
the other until Copley got chance,
and he sent the ball flying through the
goal. The Riverside players gave a
regular Canadian war-whoop in signal
of their victory, and the cry was taken
up by the spectators, who cheered and
cheered again. All Riverside rejoiced
over the success of their team. 1t took
just 45 minutes to secure goal, which
goes to show how hotly the game was
contested.
"Three cheers for the Angeles team"
shouted Captain Perry, of the Riverside
club, and the cheers were given with
vim.
DIR. Kannon called for three cheers for
the victors, and the majority of the Los
Angeles team left for the train.
The spectators were eimmensely pleased
with the game, which today is the great
est game in the world for excitement
and interest to the spectator.
The Riverside team is good one and
deserved their hard-earned victory. The
Los Angeles boys played gallant up
hill game. Culbert and Way did good
work for the vanquished team, as also
did Welcome and Ward. The River
siders who especially distinguished
themselves were DIR. Mcdonald, Kenne-
dy, Mott and Copley.
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