LACROSSE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 569, 26 July 1909, Page 4

LACROSSE.

'■ ■ ]'.'.'■:■'■' "' ■.' ' .' "9-. —: ■ ; ', ■'..■ -' . ■'■'' Saturday last will bo a memorable day' in : ■ Hii' history of lacrosse in- Wellington, bo- ; cause, for the first time the local association was able to place four clubs in the field. The teams comprised a, number, of now or "firstday" players, all of whom shaped well and gavo promise of- becoming, after ,a ; week or . , two of early morning, phiotico, fairly proficient iri-thb playing of this game. The two now olubs—Kelbtirno iind Columbia—we're ' pitted against each other, and tho initial match, ; showed that boW clubs have the makings of a good all-round team. An interesting and evenly . contested ' game resulted in- a win for Kelburno by 5 goals to 4. Shaw, Loughnan, aud. Miller scored: for the: winners, whilst Colum- .. bin's scoro was notched by M'Carthy, Caßcy, and Fama. For Kolburne, 1/ord, Webb, Meyer, Proud, Williams, and 'Nhi'mll* -iso...' , played well, and other players on tho. Colum- \ bia'sido worthy of special mention lire 0 Lcurj , , . Honrn, jrGovorn, it' Donald, and Jackson. ■■'< The two older clubs—Capitol and Federal— tried conclusions also,: nnd, after a;good game, ' l tho score showed Capital 7 gonls, ,I'ederal 4.: Tho scorers for Capital were Jantke, Moran; and Kniikin, and for Federal, Chibnan, Carver and Bitpssi. .' ' i ■. ; ':, ,V. "' As , the city grounds were not available, both ■■•■ . games were played-at .Miramar, whew; tho . •■■. rougher state of. : the ground somewhat; militated against clean picking-lip, and accurate piny, but the interest of 'the fairly largo num-i , ber of spectators who witnessed both : games,' was rotained right until the call of time, '