LACROSSE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 840, 11 June 1910, Page 12

LACROSSE.

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The curtain was rung down on Act 'I of the Proud Cup competition on Satmrday. A .fitting finish to the first ronnd was supplied by Columbia and Kelburne—the former by administering & 14 goals to 5 defeat to Wellington at Duppa Street, and the latter by lowering Capitol's colours at the Basin—the score standing 4 to' 3 in the Liglit Bine's favour. The Kelburne-Capitol match was well contested throughout. Fast even play was the order of the day, and both teams put up.a good fight. While Captain, Myers's action in placing Dakin (Kelburne) at Capitol's" disposal, to enable that club to take the field on equal terms' with Kelburne was commendable, it ought not to be permitted ■ to form a precedent. Eather than lend players, captains are well advised to request men to stand down in order to adjust the scales. * Borrodale, the hero of the Athletic Park exhibition game, was in splendid form on Saturday. He combined excel-.le-ntly with his club-mate Montgomery, and gave the Kelburne defence a very anxious time. -The tables might have been turned if Cour.tenay and Jordan. (Kelburne) had not risen to the occasion and made strenuous endeavours to keen the Capitol "skipper" and "Monty" well in hand. Courtena}-', time and again, stopped .dangerous rushes very effectively. Martin, the Kelburne custodian, deserves unstinted praise for his clever exhibition of goal-keeping; This clever player practically won the game for his club, and ought to have his namo writ large iu the selectors' note-books. There are few more consistent players than. Macnamara, and on Saturday ho put in some hard, useful work for Kelburne.. Loughnan and Miller also caught the oye— the former's elusive tactics were very effective—while the latter' gave a better account of himself than he has done for some considerable time. Nea.l was also in good form. Capitol's defence was well sustained by Moraoi; and Rankin rendered valuable .service to his .side at centre. Columbia had a field day at Duppa Street, and Captain Casey experienced some little difficulty in keeping the score down. Goals came quickly from the Black's crosses, and long before the whistle sounded "half-time" they had established a very comfortable lead. Wellington was decidedly at a disadvantage—only seven men • turned out to represent the,- city team. Columbia took the field with ten players, and it is perhaps to be regrettsd that. Captain Casey did not place, the teams on a level footing by getting three of his men to stand down. However, the fact that Wellington has not secured a point in the first round may stimulate its dilatory players to action in round No. 2. The third and last quarters of the game at Duppa Street proved valuable to Columbia in so far that its players were enabled,to indulge in passing practice. ■■■ ■•". ■ • ,' ■Wellington's fliers, Robinson, Firth, and Ryder, got in -some good work, and the. fact, that they succeeded in finding the net upon fivo occasions goes to show they did not .take their defeat lying down. Columbia's team is going strong at present—two consecutive wins ought to give the Black's courage to go to work .with a will in the second round. Grant, Verschaffelt, and Leydon put plenty of vim and dash into their play; Nash is very capable and consistent, while Woodger, M'Donald, and MajoT never fail to.get in some clever work. Tho Wellington Club is unfortunate in having so many players "on tho patent slip for repairs." Hopes are entertained that the Reds may induce several new players to come to their aid in the next round, and thus enable them to win a few matches. The referee .in charge,of the ColumbiaWellington match had occasion to complain of his decision being repeatedly called in question, by the Wellington captain. It has been decided by the Lacrosse Association that in future all complaints against a referee's rulings bo made direct to the association, and these will be dealt with at its weekly meeting. At Wednesday's meeting of the_ Wellington Lacrosse Association, the following instructions. were issued to its referees:—(l) After Saturday, June 11, the referee in charge of the game must insist unon the teams lining up for the "face-off" at 3 p.m. sharp. (2) The referee will also see to it that no player takes part in .a match wearing leather boots or . shoes with spikes. Lacrosse boots or shoes must be ..worn—these to have rubber soles and. studs. (3) Questioning of decisions on field of play, during. progress of any match to be summarily dealt with. \ Tho draw for the second round of the Proud Cup resulted as follows:—Saturday, June 11: Columbia v. Wellington, at-Basin Reserve; Capitol v. Kelburne, at Duppa Street. ■ Saturday, Juno 18: Kelburne v. Columbia, at Basin Reserve; Wellington v. 'Capitol, at Duppa Street. Saturday, June 25; Columbia v. Capitol, at Duppa Street; Kelburne v. Wellington, at Basin Reserve. The result of the first round is shown, below:— • x PROUD CUP COMPETITION. First Round.""• | g g -S | C g| | 5- £ fi 3 o<2 On (S Kelburne :-3 2 0 1 18 11 i Capitol 3.2 0 1 25 14 4 Columbia ...J 3 " 2 0 1 2G 18 . 4 Wellington ..... 3 0 0 3 11 37 0 Two points for a win, one for a draw.-' TO-DAY'S MATCHES. Wellington v. Columbia, at Basin Reserve, 3 p.m.—Teams: Wellington (Red)— Bowcn, Penlington, O'Mara, Carvell, Levy, Harilon, Ryder, M'Lean, Hunter, Robinson (captain), Wix, and Everard. Columbia (Black)-M'Donald, O'Lcary, Nash, Casey (captain), Verschaffelt, Leydon, Fama, Grant, M'Carthy, Jackson, Major, and Pavitt. Referee, Mr. A. N. Other. Capitol v. Kelburne, at Duppa Street, 3 p.m.—Teams: Capitol (Green)— Dee, Smith, Mbi-an, Rankin (2), M'Govern, Comi'ic, Cundy, Borrodale (captain), Montgomery, Forbes, and Clouston. Kelburne (Blue)— Martin, Meyer (captain), Proud, Millar, Dakin, Scely, Macnamara,. 'Webb, Jordan, Shaw, Ncale, Courtonay, and Loughnan. Referee, Mr. A. G. Anderson. . The Lacrosse Association desires to ( glace upon record its' high appreciation of tho hospitality extended by the New Zealand Rugby Union, to its players by Asking them to provide the curtainraiser to the Wellington-New Zealand game.

A Mrilish subject named Watson, who 'is studying at Moscow University, and who lias been on trial in Jioscow on a charge of belonging to the Social Revolutionary party, lias been senteliced to sixteen months' imprisonment in a fortress. Vrom the sentence wilt be deducted the year already silent in gaol. Four of the twenty-eight accused were sentenced to exile to Siberia, and (lie others to various terms of imprisonment, with the exception of ten, who were acquitted. I