The morning call., 1894-04-02
LACROSSE TEAMS.
Thirty Players From the
North Arrive.
Preparations for Series of Games
Between the Islanders and
Mainlanders.

Thirty lacrosse players from British
Colum bla arrived on the Walla Walla yes
terday morning and registered at the
Baldwin Hotel. They will be in readiness
tor the game at the Midwinter Fair
grounds this Afternoon. The British
Columbian teams are known as the Island
and the Mainland teams. The latter Will
wear red jerseys and blue knickerbockers
when playing. The Island team will wear
blue jerseys and white knickerbockers.
The Mainland team is made up as fol-
lows: S. Myers, goal; A. b. Mackenzie,
point; T. Spain, coverspOint; c. Culliu. D..
Lewis and T. Peel. defense field; ID. Smith,
center tield II. Taylor. f. Cullin and A.
E. McNaughton, home field Il. Ryal. out
side home; B. Peel, inside home; 81. l..
Edwards. captain; J. Jackson. reserve.
The Island team is as follows: W. 81.
Cullip. goal; R. Cheyne. point; c. <.
Smell, cover point; c. 5. Campbell, +.
Miller and w. Finlayson, defense field !;
W. 81. QuanD. center field; w. Morency.
j. Sprinking and J. Guam, home field i;
K. Camp bell, outside home; r. Ralph. in-
side home; r. Clarke. captain, George
Caldwell, reserve.
Upon the arrival of the steamer the Ia
| crosse teams were met by committee OF
six, composed of F. T. Newberry and
Harry Partridge. representing the Cana
| dian auxiliary, Charles Clark and +. Fur
ner for the San Francisco Lacrosse Asso-
citation. and. w. st. Paul Seitz and I. P.
| Robinson on behalf OF the Athletic COM
mittee of the Midwinter Fair.
| They have been made honorary guests
! of the Olympic Club while here. Yester-
day afternoon they were driven 10 the
| Cliff House for an outing.
| The teams will leave the Baldwin to-day
at p. N. in coaches decorated with the
| Mainland and Island colors, and preceded
by the Exposition Fair Band they will
| form a procession through the principal
streets to the fair grounds. They will be
entertained By Canadian residents OF this
city at Festival Hall for an hour preced-
ing the calling of the game, which will be
at o'clock.
A second game will be played on
| Wednesday on the fair grounds at the
! same hour On Saturday the game will
be- called at 2:30 o'clock. On Thursday
| there will be game between a team made
up from the visitors and the San francisco
| Lacrosse Association. This team is COM
| posed of the following old lacrosse play
ers: G. FL. Clark. captain and manager,
| Dr. Morse, W. McAlasters. A. M. ThOmp-
son. j. d. Garrison, F. Furner, w. Hunter,
j. Ostrander. A. /. Brown, f. Merely. j.
o. Cuthbert and w. Blackwell.
Next Wednesday evening the British
| Columbia lacrosse players will be enter
tanned at theater party given by the
Canadian auxiliary.
| The members of the lacrosse teams were
much pleased with their journey. After
the first day out the voyage was an ex-
tremely pleasant one. as the sea was as
quiet as mill pond, as they expressed IL.
Lacrosse has taken great hold In
the East" said W. b. Mackenzie, one of
the visitors, land We should like to see it
become popular in California. Then we
could have International games on this
coast between the California and British
Columbia teams. / look TO see lacrosse
supplant baseball as the great American
game. It is game indigenous to the con-
tinent. ltwas first played by the American
Indians. Then the whites took 1t up and
beat the Indians. although there are still
some good lacrosse players among the In
dams of Eastern Canada.
"rhe Capitals of Ottawa now hold the
worlds championship as lacrosse play
ers," continued Mr. Mackenzie. before
that the Shamrocks were the champions.
The first game of the season usually takes
place on the oath of May. the Queen s
birthday, and we shall nave good game
on that day in the North Our players are
in good condition, and we shall endeavor
TO give an interesting game. L think the
teams are about evenly matched"
Several of the visitors have played in
the great championship games. Among
the champion players are: G. S. Camp
bell, X. Cheyne, w. Fl. Cullin, A. Mac
kenze, Il. Spain and A. e. McNaugh-
ton.
The committee of arrangements for the
teams on the trip is as follows: a. l..
Edm unds. A. b. Mackenzie, A. +. Me-
Nanghton. w. Guam, j. Lewis. w. III.
Cullin and d. Smith.