The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-26
BEATEN, NOT D|S1RASED
ST. PAULs GAVE WINNIPEGS FAST
EST GAME SEEN THERE
IN YEARS
WHYTE THE STAR OF THE DAY
Others Right in 1t, ToO-Visitors Apa
pIauded to the Echo and
Commended on Every
Hand.

WINNIPEG Man, Aug. 25.-(Special)4
Although the score was s to 8 against the
st. Paul team this afternoon in the finals
for the Western lacrosse championship. IL
did not indicate inferior play on the part
of the visitors. At the final championship
match fully 1900 persons were present.
The big grand stand was filled, and tho
crowd swarmed out to the grounds, anx-
| ious to applaud the players. Hundreds
Of sympath izers were with St. Paul.
! The boys in purple were first on the field,
| followed shortly afterwards by the home
team, in white Jerseys. In weight both
teams were equal. In stick handling
st. Paul was superior and in long throw
Ing the visitors were superior, but in
checking they were not the equals OF
Winnipeg. The first goal was scored by
Hartney, St Paul, in thirteen minutes.
This sent their stock up. Robertson a
minute and a half later, evened up for
Winnipeg, and later on scored again.
Play was fast after this. Murphy's and
McLeod's beautiful long throws relieving
flags time and again. Jack Elliott came
near scoring many times, but at the half
the score was to l, the invincible de-
Tense saving Winnipeg. Both teams
were winded, play being very fast. VIM
ntpeg went in to get a good rub down
and came out fresher than TIE visitors.
who were not used to prairie ground to
play on.
Three minutes after half time Roach
scored for the Winnipegs, and a minute
and a half later Robertson repeated It.
Cassidy, home team, scored seven minutes
later. Some interesting scrimmages
took place between Roach and Mcleod,
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home player off for rOughness, he having
given Mcleod a crack over the head in a
foul manner.
The feetness of Whyte began to tell
on the home center. His runs down the
field were beyond Winnipegs ability to
STOP but, although the st. Paul man
would carry it down to his home men,
the wonderful defense of Fleet brothers
and Buck Ewing, recognized as the
greatest lacrosse trio in Canada would
save the flags. Only for this the score
would have been different Whyte, how
ever, grew tired feeding his home and
in the most beautiful play Of the day
lodged successfully five star men and
scored, amid enthusiastic cheers. The
Winnipegs put on their armor again and
assaulted the visitors goal. No team
could stand this for any length. Tuck
Turner's stops were continually calling
for ordinations of surprise, but finally
the disc was put through by Campbell
Roach put It through later on twice and
finally goal was scored by Smith for St.
Paul. For ten minutes no further results
were recorded, and the game closed with
the cup in possession of Winnipeg for the
first time in four years.
Both teams were warmly applaude7 as
they retired to the dressing rooms. What
made the game a record one was tho
gentlemanly playing of the visitors Not
once did the referee have to speak to
them for roughness, whereas at previous
matches a dozen players were laid off
at various times. Both teams came off
little the worse for encounters.
st. Paul played a better game than
Fort William the day previous, when the
score was II to g. The former team IS
considered about the best seen here IN
years Raymond on defense was the
quickest and slightest stick handler on
the team, and was called little danger
by the crowd.
The Winnipegs are very anxious to visit
st. Paul soon.
In the Auditorium tonight the visitors
were entertained by the local team The
place was beautifully decorated with flags
of two nations. There was splendid music
provided and good refreshments, and
everyone enjoyed himself. The St. Paul
team return home Sunday afternoon, ac-
companiesd by several Winnipegers, who
will visit the state fair.