LACROSSE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1794, 5 July 1913, Page 13

LACROSSE.

[Bt Goal Umpibe.]

THE PROUD CUP MATCHES. Capitol and Columbia. ' „J°" owt i rs „°f Canada's national game were ogam favoured with fino weather 011 : baturday last, when the . players met at , tno .Basin Reserve to oontinue tho struggle mi I'roud Cup. 1 he game between Capitol and Columbia was tho most exciting of tho day. Eightzroxn the first face-oit the Blacks became aggressive, and attacked tho Greens' goal continually. Somo good combined play between the Black quartet was shown, ana in the first quarter Casey had four {J 0 " *' goal, but only ono found the net, J™ others being well stopped by Turner, the Greens' goalkeeper. On changing ends, Capitol started to attack, but the litackf dcfenco was too strong, and they y e }'.° .nnablo to score. Leydon secured the bail an<l with a good passing rush eventually found the net with a splendid Bhot. Capitol again attacked, and by good combined play Renkin found the net, making the soore two-one in favour of Blacks, at which it remained until half-time was ! called. ' On resuming Columbia again: became I aggressive, and by somo good passing secured two more goals. Capitol then 1 strengthened their defence, and the j Blacks wore unable to ponetrate again. Capitol again attacked, and after a scramble in front of Columbia's goal the net wa3 found by Renkin, and so the score remained four-two in favour of the Blacks at the conclusion of the game. Although Columbia won by a safe margin, they should have done much better, out Casey seemed to have a "day out, and many a good goal was thrown away. Wellington and Kelburne. The game between Wellington and Kelburne was very evenly contested in the first two quarters. There was attack and. oounterr-attack, some fast play and good combined passing being shown on both sides. At the termination of the first quarter the score stood one all. I again noticed M'lntyre, a promising young colt, playing goal for Wellington for the first quarter only. Kelburne then claimed him, as lie was showing great improvement, and they thought he was being "wasted, on Wellington. Rather a sportsmanlike action to givo a player to a weak team and then tike him away again! Again 'referring to tho match, Kelburno began to attack, and finally succeeded in scoring another goal when half-time was called. Wellington attacked strongly on resuming, but their opponents -were too good, and tho gamo terminated in a win for the Blues by six goals to three. For tho winners, Jones, Jordan, Wilson, and Pugh played well, and some very good combined play wqs shown, and if Hatton had boon playing, their attack would have been greatly strengthened, and probably they would have won more comfortably. For the losers, Ryder, Firth, and E. Lee played Veil on the attack, and backed by Bowen, F. K. Lee, and Bdmundsen, they put up a good fight, although they left the field defeated. The Representatives. There still seems to bo no lepresentativeg picked, and as the weather now seems to be uncertain, it would be advisable for the Selection Committee to get to work and have the possible representatives out for a little training, or they will again be caught unawares.

A good game may be expected in the match between Oriental and Athletic this afternoon, at the Athletic Park (says the Rugby Union's weekly note). By their showing against Petone last week the Oriental team lias come back into favouir and if they can produce equal form this, afternoon, it appears likely that.they may yet come out on top. On No. 2 ground a good junior game is down, for decision. The junior championship is in an interesting position, and aa somo good games have been seen lately, the committee decided the game between tho two leaders, Petone and Athletic, worthy of being given a place on tho Park. The Petone team play Melrose at Petone.