The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-31
LACROSSE.
An Active Season at the Crescent A. c.
The Teams Schedule.

The Teams Schedule.
Never has the outlook for healthy aud spir-
tied competition and q corresponding increase
In the general popularity OF lacrosse been
brighter than It is at present. Harvard. Cor
nell and Columbia. who have entered into a
triple league. have never before given 80 much
attention to the game as they are In preparing
for the season at hand. while In its securer
strongholds OF Johns Hopkins, Lehigh. Ste
vens. SWarthmore and others it il enjoying re-
newed interest. Johns Hopkins. especially. Is
bending every effort to retain the intercol-
legiate championship. which until last season
1t had not held since 1891, and Lehigh is doing
its level best to defeat that end and get the
title Hback. The local season promises to
eclipse. not only in the matter OF active COM
petition. but In the quality Of the play. the
palmiest days OF the old A. A. u. Lacrosse
League, and that without any league or the
slightest trace OF the unwholesome tendencies
which brought that organization to an early
end. With the Crescent A. c.. Columbia Uni
v~ersity. c. C. n. Y. Stevens Institute. Staten
Island Lacrosse Club. the recently organized
team Of the Richmond County Wheelmen and
the Montclair Lacrosse Club there will be seven
teams in the neighborhood OF the metropolis.
The red letter events .f tho year. however.
will as usual be the matches OF the Crescent A.
C.'s team on it's grounds at Bay Ridge. and the
schedule. which has been drawn up by its man
agcr. George II. Ford. is the most imposing
contract the team has ever undertaken. 1t in
cludes games with no less than four high-class
Cana lian teams. The greatest single achieve
ment Of the Crescents was their victory over
Toronto University by 4 goals to 3. on May 30
of last year. The latter ranks among the first
OF the Canadian teams Of the university class.
aud included on that occasion some OF the
strongest players in Upper Canada. 1t is the
only Canadian team the Crescents have ever
met, and for. two seasons before last May the
nearest the latter came to winning q match
from the Canadians was o tie game in 1897 at
I goals each. following a defeat at oto D on the
This year, the ,Creseents will not only play
Toronto University, which will no doubt come
down strong to wipe, out l9st years defeat. but
ton. Ont. intermediate champions, OF Canada
n. the last four H, yea ssn the h f Montreal A A. A.; m and
formidable OF these four ia the Montreal team:
The sradatioRR E. Of ,b Gan ,hrsa b p,ay is faII sng well
the Senior, Intermediates and Junior.
The Montreals are a Senior league team.
f ma r tns Q Nati OF 5rse G EsqFIts hey Sn apE sh fal1eo Ks.
the difference in strength in the teams is rarely
rTspressntssd i,l BY more IN than nt a goal z or t i 70 r The
graduate students Of Toronto University. and.
although its possibilities are somewhat prob
Grams Of the stick and may prove wonders.
Th Tho cr csc Il fully 81 yso realize eu th u; tb IN these .Isss
but they, are working all the harder to make a
creditable resistance. and are confident at least
that the spectators will see such lacrosse as
they have never seen before. The full schedule
OF the Crescent series is as follows:
April ~ COLUMBIA university; e. Stevens Int.
more; May i, swarthmiore: il, Cornell: 10, Har.
yard; 20; Johns Hopkins; p, Lshtsh; probably s y 80.
Toronto.
All except the first game with Johns Hop
kinS will be PLAYED on tho club field at Bay
Ridge and, as usual. in the presence, Of only
f IS c3Rnmr se,I 'r Tie aeI fl isf'f match nai t With J johns Hop.
kins was arranged at tho invitation OF the col
lege men. who EXPRESSED q strong desire to
the Crescent A. c.. and it is likely that a large
party Of club men will 60 to Baltimore on a
Crescent team has suffered a few, losses. its
personnel this year promises to be quite as
Westman. who was studying medicine In
New York last. year and was one Of
the cleyerest players on the team is
his membership in the club. Dr.. Westman
writes that he will SPEND his vacation here lust
%trasting the homelike feeling at Bay Ridge
T Tore o n"e where SfensS a bowling Rn in erowd on The bleach i"
ers and the SELLING, OF peanuts and lemonade,
rum nge66 c9 a ie,ITw a feSi iake cI e sirGas st hsrf bas eIso
play on the senior Toronto team. The Cres.
material in the club and in the future may get
many of the e.-college players in New York.
The Crescents began indoor practice on last
Saturday evening and will continue at it
| steadily until the weather is favorable for out;
door work. Cyrus c. Miller has succeeded
James Y. Garvin as captain and has tho highest
qualifications Tor the place, Among the old
players who will rcappsar this season are John
L. Curry. George NJ. Rose, Embury Mclean.
Charles H.. Roberts. G. +. De Casanova, J. II.
Bagg. Lionel Moses. F.. D.. Jewell and c. C.
Mason. The greatest DISADVANTAGE the Cres-
cents labor under IN playing tananlan
twelves is the non-eXistence Of any local rivals
capable Of bringing out their full capabilities.
Thus far they never have been pushed by any
American team.