The sun., 1897-04-25
INTERNATIONAL LACROSSE.
tho Crescent Teams Exciting Drawn Mate,
with Manchester District.


The match which the Crescent A. c. lacrosse
team played abroad on April 3 against Man.
chester district seems to have been tho lnt,c.,
OF the series up to that time. The inc,dr,,,
which led up to the tic score Of fivc goals each
eneendercd great excitement, as after ia
Crescents had taken n strong lead in tho fire,
half the natives scored rapidly and just s.t on
even terms before time was called. The RIM
of April 10 discusses the match referred 10 and
tho general form OF & Q Americans as follows.
During the week the Americans improved
In a remarkable manner. BY adapting 'nc,
play TO our style and by keeping n ciosc detcpr,
they haS . shown themselves able to hold ,Ac-
own with our best teams. and had their srorin,
powers only been ms good rs their general ilhy.
we fancy numerous goals would have been 70.
corded. In tpite of really miserable shoe .lnp
IL is noticeable that thev have obtained no
matches played. while exactly the same mum.
ber were registered against them. The pes.
worked wonders tince tho opening game with
South Manchester. though we fancy the I'D
vice to his side on the defence which was non, Sv,
after ., and Rome. Wai%orE. and nuyai n'i'id's; a,
goal. Miller relieved. and Garvin and Par.
sons were prominent. Parker-Smith ran the
saved. was compieted By SarvIn putting The Ga Eli
past Lees. Manche, e,ter was severely presseI,
but n good passing run by D1val. Blu ;kley anf
Rome resulted In the former making the score
level. PLAY was very fast. the visitors hay-
ing the best of II. and Curry. Garvn, and
Leighton were very much TO the fore. Tho
home defence vas several times at fault. and
Curry at length put his side in the lead Rome.
stopped several dangerous rushes, and the
game did not long remain In the Crescent GUAR.
tors. Garviu was the next to score. and tha
visitors seemed TO have the game well In hand,
especially when Pairons soon after"ard added
q fourth goal.
However. before half time Buckley sue
ceeded In beating Miller. n bout OF smart pass
the point. After the intervi play became
much keener. and the home defence was sesn
TO greater advantage. fine individual effort
on tho part Of Nield ended in the downfall ot
the Crescent goal. and. still keeping up the
pressure. the home team at last got on terms.
Excitement was now great aud fouls not in
frequent. bnt IL was a considerable time before
either side could break through the clos. de-
fence opposed TO It. Garvin was at length sue.
play. The Manchester attac-. however PLAYED
with great deter mination. and Wrght through
the instrumen tallty OF Rome. scored inst be.
fore time. the game thus ending In draw OF
Eve goals each. AS we have previously re.
marked. the Americans showed greatly In
proved form. Rose. at point. was very cool.
and held Wright well. McConaghv again
played a splendid game. and. with De Casa.
nova. carr led OF the chief honors on the de.
fence. Mclean was a fine centre. far too good
for the Englishman. and he .ed his co-attacks
most assiduously. OF the remaining attacks
Cay was certainly the best. but GAR rin and
Roberts were very little inferior"