Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-20

would be q great revival of interest in i the game.
 Dick Kelley, of Montreal, a crack center fielder in lacrosse, who occupies position in the wol,d of lacrosse fol- lowers somew hat similar to that held by that other Kelly, the famous King Mike of baseball. and fully equal to the famous position of King Ad,' the greatest football player Princeton ever had is using his influence in the east to clothe the game with it's old-time glory. John Mclaughlin, one of the most famous players that the gam ever produced in the Cnited States he was born in Quebec 36 years ago, but lived for over a score of years in Boston-has been comparing notes with Dick" Kelley and he old timers have come 10 the conclusion that base ball, tennis, horse racing and other outdoor sports will not be permitted to crowd lacrosse out this year.
 Kelley is. perhaps, the best player of lacrosse the game has ever prod Guced. It was while Mclaughlin was captain of the Independents in 1866 that he asked King" Kelley to visit Boston. The young Canadian at once dazzled the followers of the splendid game with his heetness and brilliancy of play. It is a question whether the loy- atty of the followers of Dr. Grace, the cricketer, was any greater than that of those who cheered Kelley. The In- | dependents became almost invincible. With the. combination play of Me i Laughlin on the attack and the fast ! -a11 I,G G,J, l,or were won. What young man who was | in the east in 1SSG and 1887 failed 10 be | impressed with the reports of the big crowds that assembled on the Common to see the lacrosse games played there l upon Independence day? Clever stick handling. swift passing and fine dodg- 1 ing com bined to make the young man $ exhibition better than that any red man had put up. An old-time enthusi- ast tells me that Kelley subsequently went back to Canada and outpLaySI the stars of that country. Later he | joined the Brockville team which had the greatest aggregation Of stars in the country. But if these players shone with great brilliancy, the brilliancy of | the center fielder was the light of sun 1 to that of comet.
 Kelley was the Big Bill' Lapge of the center field. The mere announce ment that he was to play would be sui ficient to attract a large throng. Be- sides it was known by every follower of the game that he scored the quick est game known in the history of the modernized sport of lacrosse. This was against the Capital club team Of Ottawa, when he surprised the On tario players by making a goal from the face" in just eight seconds.
 It has been said that the game of la crosse is more exacting on the physical makeup of a man than even rowing. Certainly all the good lacrosse players are athletes. Polo requires fine seat in the saddle, quick eye, consideraIs. strength of wrist and forearm and some nerve in handling the pony. But polo is tame compared to lacrosse. Kelley might not have become such q famous D ayer had he not been sprint CT, able to run 100 yards in little over ten seconds flat, a strong swimmer, q boxer, a wrestler and a rower.
 The old-time lacrosse player does not l forget the fine points of the game very easily, although his wind may fail him, | just as it would go back on a college athlete who had not played football for sore time. Members of the order