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...Columbia Lacrosse team is composed of the following named men: Waldbridge, point; Cox, cover point; Griffith, right defence; Van Cott, left defence; Dusenberry, first defence; Clements, centre; Huntington, first home; Channing, second home; Jones, left home; Pipinsky, right home; Wolf, home; Carrere, goal. Our correspondent writes: "The team men say that the prospects for this season are better than ever before." "One word as to the general sentiment towards lacrosse-nearly every one is opposed to the game, and all refuse to support the team...
Collectively, the team fail to cover well and to play a good joint game; the fielders check poorly and are careless in throwing and the homes fail to adapt themselves to the exigencies of a match. On the other hand, the defence is strong and the team catch well and play a persistent and vigerous game. It would be well for the players to practice the throwing feint, so common in Canada. The player feints at throwing under or overhand and escapes a check by quickly reversing his throw. Most of the team, however, use but one style of throw...
...York and Harvard played the first game of the college championship series at Prospect park, Brooklyn, last Saturday, resulting in a decided victory for our own team, by the score of three goals to nothing. For the University of New York Thompson played goal; Pierce, point; Gerndt, cover-point; Kingsley (captain), Carpenter, Roberts, defence fielders; G. W. Skerry, centre; Pratt, Haskell, Tribus, attack fielders; Crossett and A. J. Skerry, homes. For Harvard Easton played goal; Rueter, point; Davis (captain), cover-point; Noble, Goodale, defence field; Williams, centre; Roundy, Hyland, Nichols, attack field; Marquand, Noyes, Woods, homes. Referee, Mr. Cottle...
...merits are not appreciated by the mass of the college. The freshman class are taking to practice with some ardor. The team is crippled by the loss of Edwards, '85, who plays first base and exchange pitcher on the nine. Hewitt, '83, who has always played an excellent cover-point on the twelve, is at present laid up, and probably will not be able to play this season...
...Princeton team which defeated the New York lacrosse team by a score of 2 to 1, is as follows: Egbert, '84, as goal-keeper; Hodge, '83, point; Hewitt, '83, cover point; Gilmore, '83, Hall, '83, Ranney, '86, defence field; Blackmore, '86, centre; Traverse, '84, Rudd, '83, R. Hodge, '86, attack field; Poe, '84, first home; Riggs, '83, second home...