LACROSSE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 610, 13 September 1909, Page 5

LACROSSE.

• .CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL. At the Basin Reserve on Saturday afternoon the unbeaten Capitolj Club" met ' and defeated tho recently-formed Club, which: had come through the season with only'one 'previous defeat, i.e., Capitol, 'in tho first round of tho championship fixtures. - There - was - a good attendance' of spectators,VwJioeo interest in the'game was keenly, manifested. Although neither club was ; represented'- by : its strongest combination,' a good exhibition - of- tho game was given by both.teams,.there-being at intervals'during tho gamo some fino passing bouts, reminiscent of the .play of the Auckland team which'lately visited Wellington. Tho - first spell was all in favour, .of Kelburne, who; by accurate passing' and good piny'notched .three goals,' tho scorers', being Meyer'(2) and Loughnan (1). 'In• the-second quarter Capitols asserted themselves ,to ; some purpose,, and equalised tho-scores, tho successful v thr'owers being Montgomery, Rankin,' and Schulenberg. •' .The third - quarter- was'., very keenly/contested, each team, nttiicking and defending in turn, until towards the close of tlio quarter a determined attack by Capitol' ended in, Pledger finding.the uet. r On changing.over for: the.last, time the. score-sheet read—Capitol p.. Each team-strove hard to ihcreaso its score,'and after somo-ten minutes' play Montgomery, was again . successful' in scoring.' Kelburne, now, played hard. to avert defeat, and encouragement', wns.giv&n -to their efforts ! by - a further' goal '• being .notched '• by, Loughnan. Somegive-and-tako play then fol-, lowed,, and. shortly after time was called, .tlio score" being—Capitol 5, Kelburne ,4. ' Capitol thus . won tho season's i Championship, - with Kelhnrno in.a.;very. creditablo,. position -ns rimners-up. , For .the winners;' Jantke, A; and W. 'Montgomery, Itankin', Pledger, 'and King played well, and, for' Kelburne ■ Slyer; Webb, Courtney, Prouil,:and Loughnnn. .Mr..J.-H. , v ,, ,; ;