The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-02
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


Seattle tnok her third le~son ia lacrosse
las Saturday. vne- TWO teams from We
ter}a met ~ the " NJ e. Il park Al
though the crowd ras com gzratively
small. II sh0wed an improvement over
those s@eu az tire other fwgo games. and
the n1oet brilliant plays were fairly well
applsUded.
Among the spectators was Prof. Wander
veer. the physical instructor ard trainer
81 fhe University Of Washington. He
thinks thzt lacrosse Ia Ere game, ard
will make ar effort ~ Introduce Il a. the
university this fan. Even X The boys DO
rot become profkcient In ore season. IL will
DO lot toward getting them IN condition
for the football season and increase their
endurance.
Lacrosse IL tae acknowledged national
game % Canada. and authorities claim
that the aborsgfnes played IL before RE
discovery 81 America. The Indians were
VERY rough and violent. and II was rot TN
III white men Sook up the game and made
r. scientific In ali phases that II became
more refined Ever nov some Of the great
est contests played between the Non-
treala. Shamrccks. Ottawas and Torontos
are marked by smuggling with the crosses
that In measured IN violence by the
amount OF blood spilled
In 1877 the National Lacrosse Association
81 Canada WIS formed and code 81 rules
established. Striking or even touching tire
haH with the feet Is lHadmsgsible. TIE
present name was given lacrosse by
French Canadians. owing TO the reseyn-
blanee OF the curved Melted stick. the chief
Implement used. 10 bishops cr5zier or
crosse.
T'hs crosse 81 stick with ore ena
curved. and she hook 30 formed Is fitted
with = network. made out Of rawhise.
which must not bag. The bail Is made of
india rubber. fram eight 10 nine inches n
r4r es-.s4.- 81 q
level tarf. usually rs yards long by l9l
wide. The sesis are located AT either end
Of the ground. and consist each of TWO
nagssaffs, six feet high and Ike distance
apart.
There IL as nlueh interest in Canada
over the lacrosse championship as there u
IN the united States over the struggle
among the cisIis Of tIge National League
for the baseball championship. Big crowds
attend all the games aBd tbs enthusiasm
rnanifestnf when clever play is executed
would astonish the usually apathetic
crowds" which attend athletic games in
the Pacific Sort5 vest
The game has been introduced into dir
fsrent parts Of the United States notably
Boston and New York, with marked sue
cess I believe there Ia a good lacrosse
team in Chicago. but am not positive
Many Of this hest players Of the crack
Canadian teams became residents OF Bos-
ton or New York, and have no doubt il
was due IT, their presence that the stand
sFd OF piay In the cities OF their adoption
became so high. Judging from Eastern
papers nos, | do not think lacrosse is
played as much In the United States az II
vas several years ago.
~ s a game we'll worth learning bat
do not he carried away with the idea tina.
because you may have seen some Of the
Victoria boys catch bat drive on the net
II ss easy thing 70 do II will tax your
vat "a ~
the ball and making II 20 whore you de-
sire, 1t Is also something Of a trick 10
pick up the ball with the crosse A he
ginner should never try 10 SCOOP IN the
ball. Take the crosse. and BY drawing II
over the ball toward you the ball is set IN
motion. and then 1. becomes an easy mat
Ter TO allow the ball 10 roll up into the
network Of the crosse
Tt.s stroke which sends the ball ayfng
through the air Is almost IL not quite IS
complicated as that used in tennis II is
fairly astonishing how far aone players
VII throw the bali. ! sag a game once
between the independent team Of New
York city and the Bostons In which the
latter team was saved from defeat by
the wonderful throwing ability OF one
man. The Independents clearly out
passed the Boston uien hut as fortune
had II. the ball almost Invariably came
Into the possession Of the long-fistarce
*fffRRfts HSSs& re ~putd SeNN IL BACK with
nnerring accuracy 10 the independents
goal. This state OF affairs was kept I'd
fer a long time. and If | remember co..
feciiy the Boston players finally scored a
GOAL. not from the long throw itself. but
from \ shot from the long throw.
There are quite number Of old lacrosse
players In Seattle. and IL they could find
five TO practice up some interesting and
exciting games could he played with the
crack teams ~ British Columbia over
IN British Columbia they play fas; Ia
crosse. ans white Il would take a long
time g1r n Seattle team 10 get into such
trim that they could expect 10 hold the
British Columbia men even. Yet the
games would undoubtedly excite consid.
erRhie attention. and neip Introduce per-
msnensiy s8me that IS we'll worth learn
ting nnd watching.
From a newspaper standpoint Il ia not
"a good game as football or baseball
bat from spectator staudpoln; Il Is
fully as Interesting ard exciting.
The departure az Prof. Ben Trenaman
formerly physical dirccsor Of the Seattle
Athletic ciuh 20 the CIoudyke has al
ready awakened interest and discussion
as 10 who viii &c the man to take his
place, There Is some talk although not
from any authentic source. that an e..
FORT wtls he made 10 have Prof Wander
Feer return - the athletic club Al pre-
ent the professor Is engaged at the Uni
VeyrttS or Washington. and his signal
Ktrces@ with the athletes Of that inSsitti-
ton ha. brought his name prominently
before the puhlic as the best man for the
position asked him Saturday II ~. hs.s
bean spproaeh ey3 on the subject ~ re-
turning 80 the athletic club Of which } 4.