Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-25
RESULTS OF THE FALL FIELD DAY,
The Athletic Club Athletes
Furnish Fine Sport.
Two Thousand People Witness the
Various Interesting Events.
A Splendidiy Contested Lacrosse Game
Between Riverside and Los Ange-
les Teams-Exciting Bicycle
and Running Races.

The fall field day of the Los Angele
Athletic club was notable one, al
though, owing to sharp wind from th'
southwest, it was not record breaking
day.
In other respects the sky was clea
and tine air crisp, just nipping encugl
towards the latter part OF the afternoon
to keep thesmen moving and the specta
tors wishing they had brought theil
OvercOats.
The attendance was large, about 200(
people being present, a good many o
them remaining in spite of visions O.
delayed Thanksgiving dinners until the
last event, when it was almost dark
The young gentlemen who participated
in the sports had the additional satisfac
tion of playing, go to speak, to large
number Of the fair sex, who seemed ex-
ceedingly interested in the array OF
muscular talent present.
The quarter-mile track of the club
park was in admirable condition, al
though there were complaints that it
was not banked high enough on the
turns and the justness of these criti-
cisms was borne out by the fact that
several tumbles of wheelmen took place
on the home stretch turn, although for
tunately no bones were broken.
The programme was little long, but
by the energetic efforts of Mr.. Thayer
none of the events were left unfinished,
and the men were marshaled strictly
on time. 1t is seldom that such num-
Der of events are pushed through with
less delay than these were, and the man
agement deserves great credit for the
executive ability displayed in having
everything 90 off with promptness and
without vexatious delays.
The lacrosse match, between River
side and Los Angeles teams, was i'm
mensely enjoyed, and, although the Riv-
erHide team proved their superiority in
team work and individual playing, yet
the crowd, and particularly the bleach
ers, accorded them the widest applause.
From beginning to end the display of
good running and adroit lodging called
forth storms of applause, and the anus
ing contretemps of the game furnished
excuse for unbounded hilarity.
The game was based upon time limit
of 40 minutes in the first half and 20
minutes in the second. In the first
half Los Angeles took the first goal in
2 minutes, while Riverside took two
goals in 2 minutes and 25 minutes res
pectlvely, which completed the time.
The second half was hotly contested
battle, and neither team scored goal
within the 20 minutes, and it WAS de-
cided draw.
The scene as the two long lines of
players between the goals nerved them
selves to catch the little ball with their
lacrosse sticks and get it past the dan
gers encompassing it through the slen-
der goal posts was very picturesque, and
there has not been greater enjoyment
in any match game ever played in the
city. There were numerous exciting
scrimmages and several players bit the
dust. There we're great many clever
runs, and the palm was awarded to Or.
Mcdonald Of the Riverside team, whose
clever dodging and emergency throwing
brought down the house.
The two teams were as follows:
RIVERSIDE.
R.F r. Strange. field captain; Moss,
corner point: Ee,le, third defense;
Lyons, outside home; Perry, first de-
Tense; Mott, center; Cox, point; Attrill.
third attack Mcdonald, second defense;
Castlemen, second attack; McGrath,
goal; Copley, first attack; Conger, in
side home; Noble, spare; Mcleod,
umpire.
LOS ANGELES.
Robertson, goal; Duncan, point; Nc
Donald. center point; Welcome, first
defense; Routh, second defense; Eberls,
field; Osgood center; Rosenthal, field;
P Pridham, second attack; Way, first at
ia ok; Culbert, out home; McCarter, in
h ONE; Bessing, umpire; referee, Mr..
Roberts.
ATHLETIC EVENTS.
The first event of the Athletic club
events proper was one-mile safety
bicycle race in the 2:50 class. There
were seven entries and six starters,
Kitchen being scratched. The race was
run in three heats, three in the first
two, and the two highest in each max
ing up the final heat.
T. @. Hall, H. E. Bundy and II. B.
Cromwell went the first, finising in the
order named. Hall's time, 3:l5. w.
A. Burke, w. s. Ruby and P. l.. Abel
went the second beat. finishing in the
order named. Burke's time, 2:32 20.
The last heat was contested by Hall,
Burke. Bundy and Ruby, and Ruby won;
time, 2 80 1-5.
There was much interest in the last
heat, Hall being in good position to win,
but in the last lap he got tumble on
the home stretch curve, which hurt his
knee and broke his wheel.
100 YARD DAsH-MAIDEN.
The crowd displayed much enthusiasm
in the 100 yard dash, which was run on
the track near the bleechers. There
were six starters: L. w. Fox,
Edmund Germain. @. E. Pat
terson, H. J. Harrington, Axtell
Guthrie and j. Kenealy. 1t was
beautiful race, the finish being close
one, the runners punched, with but few
inches to spare between any of them.
Fox crossed the line six inches ahead of
German and Harrington, the others
stringing along. Time, IL 1-5 seconds.
German claimed foul, saying that
Fox jostled him near the finish and Mr..
Thayer, referee, allowed the foul. But
German and Harrington were go near
tie that their precedence was not deter
mined last evening
MILE SAFETY BICYCLE MAIDEN.
This race was also run in three heats
and was very exciting, especially in the
last heat. The starters in the fret heat
were: @. E. Pierce, j. L Standefer, w.
G. Brain and James Russell Pierce
won the heat. Time, 2:56 1-5. The
starters Ia the second heat We're: M