The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-05
PICNIC FOR The SAINTS.
LACROSSE MATCH EASILY WON
Fly THE ST. PAUL
TEAM
BY THIRTEEN GOALS TO FOUR
Fircmen's Relief Fund VIII Net a
Considerable Sum-FOur Hun
drcd Spectators in
the Park.

Between 400 and 500 people shivered in
the autumn sun at Lexington park yes
terday afternoon while ST. Paul put it
all over Minneapolis at lacrosse.
The game was played in a worthy
cause. and the fund for the wives ana
families Of the tiremen who lost their
lives at the Transfer fire will benefit by
a tidy sum in consequence
From the standpoint of lacrosse the
game was not as interesting as it might
have been, had the teams been more
evenly matched. The st. Paul aggrcga,
ton literally played circles around the
Mill City players and finally Won by a
score of Is to 4.
This score might just as easily Lave
been $50, for the swift home players in
blue could, and did. put the rubber
through at will and 1t was only by suf-
ferance that Minneapolis gained single
tally.
At the same time the losers had a
Team that viii bear watching With
training and practice in team play. the
abundance of good material in it can be
developed into a really formula BILE
twelve. As it was, six or seven CT the
players had never seen one another until
they walked on the field and all were
sadly out Of training.
The ST. PaSN team fully bore OUT the
prediction c cerning it in Yesterdays
G o e. and demonstrated that it is
entitled TO a place i'll very fast COM
pany.
Jones. Armstrong, Stuart and Bryan
played brilliantly and to the purpose, no
grandstaHd displays marring their good
work Murphy, Hartley and Railey on
the defense were of the ''stonewall''
order. End broke up the attacks of the
opposing team with neatness and dis
patch.
The twelve players who wore st. Paul
colors yesterday, will, if they play to-
gether next year, be competitors which
Winnipeg can scarcely stall off in the
race for championship honors. All OF
them are fast, experienced tacticians,
good stick handlers and with practice
can develop magnificent combination
play, without which no team is d factor
in any league. in these days of short
runs and rapid passing.
The teams We're a little late in lining
UP and when DIR. Bur1ett finally placed
the bali it was $3.50. Jones at center,
drew the sphere and transferred to Ell
1iott, the latter to Jones and he to Bryan.
The pass was just little 100 wide, how
ever, and before the Winnipeg player
could recover himself, he was checked BY
Mcleod, who relieved. The indefatigabIe
Jones was not long in getting possession
and with a dodge run he took the ball
almost to the flags, where with a quick
pass he transferred to Armstrong and
the latter beat l.alondP for the first goal
Of the match. Time, four minutes.
Whyte scored the next in six minutes,
after some cTeditahle combination be,
tween Jones and Armstrong. the cracks
arom Fort Williams. In this game the
Bt. Paul defense had q chance to prove
sts mettle and Fink and Murphy worked
hard for few minutes, staving off at
tacks by Baird and The active Blythe
They Were unable to score, however. and
Whyte did the trick, after first missing
an easy chance.
The third game saw the MinneaDoIis
defense in a demoralized condition and
the Saints home played tag with it unfit
Bryan, by way of diversion ran through
the flags with the ball 6n his stick This
game lasted twelve minutes and was the
longest of the match. The same player
scored the fourth game, with a shot
which glanced along the ground.
The rest OF the first half was consumed
with desultory play with occasional
spurtS by the st. Paul home Best of
Minneapolis, received a nasty cut below
his right knee, just as half time came
SECOND HALF.
The secopd half soon degenerated into
g game IF 'tobey," as the st. Paul boys
completely outcJassed their opponents
Stuart Iryan and Armstrong put
through three goals III rapid succession
END then Murphy Strclled half way Up
the field, permitting Currie to secure the
ball and score at his leisure.
Bryan was Their transferred to Mime
apois and made his presence felt as
he speedily put through two goals, ST
Paul in the meantime scoring occasional.
ly Just TO keep their hands in
Shortly before time was called Baird
Of Minneapolis, was laid up with heavy
check He fell on the circle path and
badly twisted the tendons Of his right
ankle. The pain was 50 intense that he
could net walk off the field and was
carried into the dressing room by
sturdy fireman, who was one of the
spectators.
Il. ] Murphy humcrously announced
that the score was five all and that the
tie could be played off in the two
and half minutes of time remaining.
ing.
Before this had elapsed Jones scored
aAd the match was over, the final score
being St Paul II, Minneapolis 4.
The lineup was as follows: