The Irish standard., 1905-04-22
Irish Athletes Win.

Ireland's athletes have again distin-
guished themselves. Within a recent
period they defeated England's and
| Scotland's crack players in Rugby
football matches and Wales repre-
sentatives in hockey, says the Boston
Pilot.
The contest with the Englishmen
took place on the Mardyke football
grounds, Cork, in the presence of
10000 spectators. Almost every lover
of the Rugby game in Cork and it's
adjoining counties were present, and
| witnessed one of the fastest and
closest games ever played in the
Green Isle. The city had holiday
appearance with it's decorated build
ings and street cars, and when the
contest commenced there was I'M
bounded enthusiasm.
The English players We're the first
to appear on the field, while the band
played "Rule Britannia, and few
minutes later the shamrock repre-
sentatives made their appearance to
the stirring strains of "Garryowen."
In this fine football contest the rep
at every phase of the game, and the
final score was: Ireland, 1 goal, 4
tries (17 points,; England. 1 try, g
points,. B. McLear of Cork county
was the star of the Irish players, and
was pronounced to be one Of the best
in the Three Kingdoms by the many
experts present.
The fact that Scotland had some
of the best Rugby football players in
the world did not prevcns the defeat
of it's representative team at Edin-
boro recently when the invincible
wearers of the shamrock gained over
the thistle players as complete a
victory as they did over the men who
wear the rose. Twenty thousand
spectators witnessed this splendid
contest and the victory of Erin's sons
was purely on their merits.
The Hibernians were first to appear
on the field to the strains of est.
Patrick's Day., and were loudly
cheered by thousands of their fellow
countrymen resident in Caledonia. A
battle royal followed and was splendid
ly won by the superiority of the Irish
forwards. Though the motto, "No
one touches me with impunity" was
, somewhat tarnished, the Caledonians
put up a great contest, but were
squarely defeated, the score being:
Ireland, 1 goal and 2 tries I'll points,;
Scotland, goal Is points).
The Irish team was as follows: M.
F. Landers, H. Thrift, B. McLear, ].
E. Moffat, G. A. D. Harvey, T. H.
Robinson, E. D. Caddell, J. J. Cotfey,
A. Tedford, H. G. Wilson, H. J. Knox,
H. J. Millar, G. Hamlet and Joseph
Wallace
The hockey match with Wales took
place in Cork. Within one minute
after bully off Ireland scored the first
goal, but the restart saw Wales away
on a passing bout, and after good
tussle outside the posts one of the
latters players equalized. Following
this Ireland returned to the attack,
and added four more scores before
the whistle went. The Irish forwards
beat the Welsh men all over, while
their passing was in most cases fault
less. On the contrary, the Welsh pass
ing was somewhat faulty. During the
second period, the Welsh men were
seen to much more advantage.
Their forwards got an opening, and
after exciting play outside the Irish
net, scored a goal. Ireland, however.
returned to the attack, and did not
allow Wales to go beyond half way
up to the time the final whistle went,
when the score stood: Ireland, s;
Wales, 2.
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