The herald., 1895-12-26
Los Angeles Defeats Riverside
at Athletic Park
IN A FINELY PLAYED GAME
A Large Crowd Witnesses and Enjoys
the Affair
Ways nagnificent Long Throw Brings Down
the Bleachers-Spl Individual PLAY
by 1embers of Both Teams

A large crowd assembled at Athletic
park yesterday afternoon and howled and
stamped as the Los Angeles lacrosse team
ground the noses of Riverside into the
dust. At one time it looked as if the orange
growers would fulfil their promise of wiplng
the ground with the husky men from Los
Angeles, but the latter rallied and set sail
for the post Of victory.
The game was very fine one, and offer
ing as it does so much opportunity for bril-
liant individual play, it fairly set the spec
tators wild in places. Mckenzie, 1T out
side home, played very fine game, block
ing the heavy work of the opposing team in
good shape. Caster, at first attack, is
equally deserving of mention for his
splendid offensive game, his runs and
throws being remarkable. Way, 1T cover
the entire field, his magnificent throw in
the arst half being full ninety yards and
making clean SCORE.
OF the Riverside men, Dill. May and
Copely carried on the honors, though gen.
orally speaking, the orange growers seemed
to lack the GOODNESS displayed by the older
Los Angeles men. 1t was youth and
The Two teams lined up as follows:
RIVERS DE, Los ANGEL rs
yes sehuiker Zeal ,.......A. Y. Carter
sHstttrwa.t.... Point ..:........;A. Hayer
Harry stewar.....lst dsfense........... Dee
Al Leslie ..........2 "a defense.... J. Duncan
Harry Kilbourne. sd defense. "A c. stewart
Sam Jarvis. ........ Sd atIsck Rossnlhsl
Al red Dole. I'd at,ack........ &C. Ball
E Ed 6i a. G.i,,s.
Field captain for riverside. stanley ~ J. Cas-
tleman. Referee. X. +. h Strange.
In the first half Los Angeles had the
north goal, Riverside defending the south
side OF the field. Play began from the Los
Angeles end, and Riverside more than
held their opponents down. Most of the
time the ball was in the home territory,
and time after time Mckenzie blocked an
apparently sure shot for the goal. The
game was fast and furious and then the
local team got the ball we'll in hand and
SUCCESSFULLY rushed it down the field.
There was short scrimmage near River
sides goal, and then Caster made quick
stroke and threw the ball between the
posts, scoring for Los Angeles. When the
ball went into play again, Riverside
started out with q rush. They quickly
carried the ball to the home defense line,
and Dill and May of the riverside team
fine short throw between the posts, scor-
ing Riverside. This evened up the game.
Again the Riverside men went at it hard,
and the ball travelled down to Los Angeles
goal in rapid shape. Mckenzie made q
handsome block of q sharp throw, but to
no avail, for Dill got the ball and made a
quick, low throw, landing the sphere well
between the posts. The score now stood
to l, in favor of Riverside.
Los Angeles now rallied and began their
uphill game. The ball was forced forward,
though Copely more than once sent it
whizzing back into the home terri ory.
This was tried once too often, for May got
the ball from long throw and made a
magnificent drive for ninety yards, scoring
at clear goal at that distance amid the
bowls of the spectators. This evened up
the score and Los Angeles, feeling conf
dent, soon put he sphere we'll down in the
Riverside ground. There were a number
without touching tue ground Caister saw
the ball coming, struck two rackets aside
and "batted'' the bali between the posts
with remarkably clever strike.
This just finished the first half, with the
score in favor of Los Angeles, So.
When the men came out for the second
half, Riverside started off with a rush.
long throw, and the attack followed fast.
When the ball had been got down to Los
Angeles 1O-yard line, Dill made neat,
low throw and sent the ball spinning be-
tween the posts, evening up the score. But
this effort proved to be a sort of flash in
the pan, for henceforth Los Angeles had
everything its own way. With rush they
carried the ball down the Held, and before
the astonished and disguised Riverside
mon could wink their weal her eyes. a goal
had been scored by Caster. On the line
up, the same thing was done. Osgood got
the ball and made = fine run, assisted by
Dee. and. combining play, another
goal was scored in short order. Caster,
who all through the day had played very
fine game, got the ball from one of Way g
throws and sent 1t through the posts for a
goal, making tho score 6 to 3 in favor of
Los Angeles. just as time was called.