New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-05
ROCKAWAY. SECOND.
LAKEWOOD
Total handicap

According TO the revised handicap list, Rene La
Montague should play under penalty Of three
goals. which would make the Rockaway total "A,
and thus give the Lakewood men an allowance
Of two instead Of goal in hand This Of
course will. doubt be corrected in the official
score placed on file that attention is drawn
TO the matter The Lakewood team did not need
It, however, they outclassed their opponents
and showed closer cohesion throughout Gould
playing in his position and keeping Francke Of
harms way several occasions and ballet carry.
ing the bulk OF the strategica work on his shout
ders while the younger Collier attended to the
all-around brilliant fed-play and the elder Collier
did some intedafigable backing" Muffing of the
bali also not infrequently the sphere
hung during the two last periods when the out
fit began TO tire though at time was the speed
enough warrant undecided play
OF the Rocks Hazard. good sportsman that he
is, put much of his old time vim and dash into
the game. Francke who has had little practice
Of late. did get warmed up until after the sec
ond bout but when he did get settled be backed
in veteran form. and reused the onlookeIs to
high pitch Of enthusiasm every time he saved goals
by snatching the ball literally off the danger line.
Rene La Montagnes clever play the whole
game in the first period and for goodly portion OF
the second. three goals well driven being his rec
ord against men thrice his age. Case struck BACK
of his own line In the third period. but. on the
whole. pleased his audience ana put goal 10 MS
credit in the final bout
serve. On the thrOw-in. Rene La Montague picked
the ball of the ruck, and Robert Collier put II
across 10 border. where he -babied IT, until he got
It past the house. Then Francke got 'on," and
the green he drove, the OUTFIT hocking after
him, Case slightly in the lead, thus getting the
sphere TO himself at the east boundary. Then AT
top speed they raced south, a man in blue tipping
what looked like a safety shot, but II was not
charged Then the yeow-coated Lakewood team
carried Il north and kept II there for several min
utes Robert Collier and BALLET exchanging at VIII,
until Rene put it into midfeId and carried alone
Francke by this time beginning TO hit hard
IN return for Collier. sr. s long shots and he got
IL himself he put the Lakewood men 10 the ques-
tion amid great applause 49,
Next Case got on with splendid direction south.
but the sturdy old hunting man, Collier, was there
first and saved what would otherwise have been
a goal Hazard next treated the spectators 10 a
fascinating race agains, an opponent 10 the goal
shot from the ofside. Hazard was more fortunate
in the third period, and registered goal for his
side after which the bali fingered opposite the
house, so that Gould added one for mis- side After
men had matters all their own way, Robert Collier
scoring once and ballet rounding out the period
with three goals in succession.
SUMMARY OF THE SCORE.
First Second Third Fourth
Handicap period period period period. Total.
k RSs+TSSa 2d'' ....... 2 I u ! ~
Referee-Chares Wheeler. Scorer. c Kilbreth
To-day will take place another of those great
contests between Americas leading teams the
champions. FOxhall ?. Keene, Cowdin, Mortimer
and Larry" Waterbury lwho have all registered
chester Newport formerly. and their rivals, W.
c Fustis c C. Baldwin. Harry Payne Whitney
and Benjamin Nicoll This will be the opening con-
test for the Ladies Cups and will be record
on Saturday next the Devon players, who are fresh
from their triple victory on Philadelphia fields.