The San Francisco call., 1909-10-21
OLYMPICS VICTORS
INLACROSSE GAME
Los Angeles Team Puts Up
Gallant Fight on Wet,
Slippery Field
Some Brilliant Plays and VIM
ners Capture Trophy on
Their Merits

On wet and slippery field, that
made the footing uncertain and the
going heavy. the Olympic lacrosse team
Of San Francisco defeated the Los An
geles team yesterday afternoon at the
Golden Gate park stadium by a score
OF u goals to 6 after playing four 20
minute periods The victory of the
locals gives them the proud title of
Portola champions. and they left the
field bearing with them the fine silver
trophy presented by the Portola com
mittee.
Both teams played strenuous games
from the initial toot Of Referee Lori
mer's whistle. and in spite of the un-
favorable conditions showed flashes of
brilliant lacrosse both in attack and
defense. The game was particularly
free from rough work. not a single
player being penalized. The plucky
uphill tight of the visitors after the
locals had established a big lead. when
in the second and fourth quarters they
made great efforts TO overtake their
opponents, was cheered by the large
crowd that witnessed the match.
WON on MERIT
The Olympics won on merit, showing
better knowledge Of the finer points of
the game. displaying superior judg-
ment and team work and uncorking a
combination on the home that had the
visitors defense up in the air time
after time A Willingness to take
chances in boring in with the ball,
which was lacking in the attacking
f7iyrfSfOr nf fIa los Angeles added
10 the deadly effectiveness of their
sharpshooters. The winners were
nearly fmpenetra BILE on the defense and
the spasmodic efforts of the southern
ersi to score were easily frustrated.
San Francisco notched five goals in
the first quarter and one in the second
before Los Angeles started. the tally.
at the end of the second period being
TO 3. In the third quarter the locals
bulged the net for counters four times.
the orange pickers only registering
once In the final period the visitors
slammed the sphere past the San Fran
cisco goal guardian twice. while the
locals found the net for a single point.
Dwyer and Rennie on the home.
Mines and Colinge in the field and
Caster, Black and Brennan on the
defense, starred for Los Angeles, while
the honors for the locals were carried
OF by Wilson and Burden on the de-
tense, Mizen and Briggs in the field
and Clute. Clarkson and Lynch on the
home. San Francisco played two sub
stitutes during the game. the visiting
team remaining unchanged throughout.
The teams and officials were:
Los AnTeles-Campbell. goal: Brennan point
Csster, cover point; Hsyer. first defense: Black,
second defense; d. Longueyan, third defense;
Mines. center: Colinge third home; Rennie
second home Minshsll. first home: Dwyer out
side homes c. I0nguevsn. inside home.
Olympice-Crflly. goal; Wilson. point; Bur
den 'corer point Henderson FIRST defense: Bu-
chanan. second defense; Mizen. third defense;
Briggs. center; Clsrkson. third home Q'Keefe.
second home; Stringer. first home Clute. out
side home; Lynch. inside home.
RefeFee-Sem Iorfmer, Victoria. Judge Of
playa. S. Theberge. Tmpires-George J
Meintz and ". E. Judge. Time keepers. II.
Charlebos aud c. H. Minto
Goals were scored-By Lynch 3. ClsrksOn 2
O'Keefe /. Clute 3. Briggs /. for San Francisco
For Los Angeles-LongOevan 3, Minshal :,
Dwyer ], Rennie j.