The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-05
CALUMFTS BADLY
BEATEN BY SAINTS
St. Paul Lacrosse Club Sue
CessfuIIy Defends Its Cham
piOnship Title.

Northwest the SI. raul cluD leII the
Lexington park field yesterday after
noon with the championship of the
Western states still in its possession,
the Calumets, of Chicago, failing in
their attempt to wrest the title. Score:
st. Paul, 8; Chicago, 5.
The day was ideal for lacrosse, and
one of the largest crowds of the sea-
son turned out to the game. And the
game played by the two teams was a
game for a banner crowd. From the
first whistle until the final call of time
the result was in doubt, and all through
the seventy miutes it was fighting,
grueling lacrosse.
The surprise of the day was the en-
durance displayed by the men on the
two teams. Not player quit from eX-
haustion, although in former and easier
games men looked ready to go to the
side lines before the battle was half
ended This time it was battle for
the championship, and it might be said
for blood, and, held up by the excite
ment, the players went through to the
end without faltering.
st. Paul did not play a brutal game,
but the blue and white men were Of
fered many excuses to get" the Calu-
met men. who appeared determined to
land the battle, even if it were neces-
sary to disable the entire st. Paul line
up.
Calumets all through the battle, and
at last the efforts to get the cotton
top" became so apparent that the big
fellow was switched to goal and Brown,
who got his in Chicago, and felt more
like resenting accidental blows, was
brought out where the accidents were
more likely to happen.
In the game at Chicago the Calumets
had their strenuous play all their own
way and succeeded in chopping up sew
eral of the Saints without trouble, but
yesterday it was n harder task, for
while the st. Paul team played clean
game and made no effort to rough it,
strong play was met with equally
strong play, and the Calumets found
that big Ed Murphy, Oehme and Whyte
could check with the body about as
hard as the men from Chicago.
Game Was Real Battle.
There was no questioning the SINGER
ity Of the men in the game. The bitter
feeling of the former games and all
the differences of the season were
punched in this one battle, and the
spectators saw real lacrosse and a
game that will make the sport more
popular in ST Paul.
Players were hurt in the game, but
no one was seriously injured. Elliott
was knocked out by chance blow on
the neck and Mossop had his face cut.
Both men were soon able to continue
in the game and the clash ended with
out man out from either side.
ST Paul won the battle by outplay--
ing and outpointing the Calumets. At
the start off the Saints were away on
the jump, and before the Chicago men
were fairly started the ball was in
home field and the blue and white men
within striking distance. Chicago made
game try, and Morrill, in goal stopped
several shots, but after six minutes Of
rapid passing in front of the net the
ball was given to Kerwin, and a rapid
whip of the stick sent it in and st.
Paul had a lead.
AT center Oehme continually got the
jump on Goulett, and again the ball
went toward the red and whites net
This time little Donnelly and big Rub
ridge aided Morrill, and the three con-
tinually slaShed out shots that looked
like counters, but the first game had
encouraged the Saints and, after four
and half minutes of playing, Danny
Whyte pushed through to the very
front of the net, and Morrill, had no
chance to block the short and swift
pass.
Chicago braced after the blue and
white scored its second game and, TAX
ing the offensive, the reds invaded st.
Paul territory. The Calumets now ap-
peared to be playing a winning team
combination, and in the short time of
two minutes Rubridge whipped the ball
by Brown. The next one for Chicago
came even faster. This time it was
ABOUT eight short passes down the field,
and before the blues realized it, Rub
ridge had the ball into the net for the
game that tied the score.
Score Tied for Thirty Seconds.
The count was knotted Just thirty
seconds infc
short pass game, and then one long
hard heave by Danny Whyte did the
business
The Saints increased their lead in
the second quarter, Kirk, Kervin and
Whyte each scoring a game. Kirk
and Whyte got their shots in in hurry
time, but the Calumets made a hard
stand in the middle of the quarter and
stopped the scoring for a fourteen
minute stretch.
Chlcago got one more game in the
third quarter and scored two in a row
when they made their final brace in the
closing period of the play. Then, with
the score eight to five, the Calumets
took heart and their supporters began
to hope, but Elliott made the result a
certainty by going through almost the
entire field and shooting in the Saints
ninth goal
The st. Paul team in yesterdays
game showed faster than ever before
IN its history. The men played win
ming lacrosse, the style that requires
headwork, and it is hard to pick any
particular stars.
Big Ed Murphy Won the applause of
the spectators a number of times dur
ing the contest by his excellent body
checking, and it must be admitted
that the big fellow played UP with the
pest and fastest men on the field.
Whyte, Elliott, Armstrong and Raw
mond were in the plays at the right
time, and Brown showed we'll both in
goal and while in the home field. Mos
sop showed vast Improvement in his
form of the early season, and Cant.
Jimmie Monkman can feel the salts
faction of knowing that he has given
ST. raul lacrosse team that can
cross sticks with the best across the
border. The teams lined up as fol-
lows:
ST. Paul. Position. Chicago
Brown ........... goal. ...... Morrill,
armstrong ......- point. ... Gaueun
murphy cover point. Collins
Saiseford 80. first defense. .. Black
raymond second defense. -. Beaton
AossoD third defense. Mulligan
0enne ........... center. $50. CouleTt
Elliott. ...... third home. C. Morrison
Alien. $3.50. second home. Rubridge
kNk; ......... first home. 80. Donneily