History of the A's
"News of Victory Flashed to City"
OUR
BOYS WON AGAIN
The Athletics Cinched the Globe Shield To-day by Defeating the Young Torontos by a Score of 4 Goals to 3 --- A Close and Exciting Game, with Considerable Roughness, on a Slippery Field. Many Players Decorating the Fence.
NOW
FOR
A
ROUSING
RECEPTION
TO
THE
CONQUERING
ATHLETICS
The
Daily Standard (a
special edition)
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 1910
St. Catharines was all expectant this afternoon to find out the result of the game at Toronto. Hundreds of telephone calls received at the Standard Office asking about the score, and a large crowd waited for the bulletins. When the final results were bulletined, a great cheer arose and everybody wore a smile.
There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight.
HOW
IT WAS DONE
By
Wire From a Staff Reporter.
Scarboro
Beach Sept. 24 A
breakdown to the engine at Hamilton delayed the lacrosse special so long
that it was 3:15 when the train arrived at the Union Station, Toronto.
When the hundred excursionists reached the grounds they were greeted by
less than fifty supporters of the Young Torontos. The team arrived shortly
after four o’clock and it was less than ten minutes later when the teams
entered the field. Rain at that time was falling in drizzle and blowing
across the field. While the grass was very wet there were few water holes,
the greatest drawback being from the slippery field.
Timers – H. F. Rykert, Athletics; Fred Thompson, Torontos.
Penalty
– H. Labatt
In
the opening quarter Torontos got the draw, but in a twinkling passed to
the Athletics and passed to McSloy, who shot to Auburn, who scored the
opening goal in one minute. Soon after the play was resumed, Carl received
five minutes penalty. While playing 12 to 11 the Athletics held the ball
for a couple of minutes, when Torontos recovered and Cowan scored at four
minutes, twenty seconds. The play continued around the Athletics goal, and
then the ball travelled all over the field till Carl returned to the
field, when the play livened up considerably, Finny reaching the nets just
in time to stop what appeared to be a sure one. After five minutes
listless playing Harris made several very fine stops and interceptions.
Then Holmes, Toronto’s goal tender took a slash at Hope and went to the
fence, (Tom) Fitzgerald following in a few seconds, both remaining
off until the quarters close.
By
the close of the first quarter the field was so slippery that the players
could scarcely stand. The ball nevertheless travelled from stick to stick,
but as the bell sounded at the close of the period the ball was found in
Dixon’s stick. Tony just having stopped a swift shot on the Athletic’s
flag.
Second
Quarter
The
opening draw in the second quarter went to Toronto, but Dixon stopped a
shot by Cowan and passed it out to O’Gorman, the ball being lost in
passing. Upon its return Harris stopped and the game was delayed five
minutes by Heal knocking out Aubron and receiving five minutes penalty.
This gave the Athletics the advantage of a man, but nothing in the way of
scoring resulted one way or the other, the ball being divided between the
two ends of the field. Then Collins received a penalty for something
unseen. Parke recovered the ball and rushed up the field with the ball,
Whitter striking him on the head, receiving five minutes penalty. In half
a second (Tom) Fitzgerald followed to the fence, and Parke himself
got a penalty an instant later. Then came Murphy, making five men on the
defence.
Before the game had been well under way, one of Cowan’s followed, and then came McIlwain for getting in the referee’s way, so that gentleman said. Despite so many on the fence, the game did not present such a rough appearance to the spectators. The game then grew so exciting that Mac, forgetting himself ran back on to the field, but, being reminded by the timer, laughingly returned to the penalty stand. By this time all the players had returned to the field, McIlwain directing the Athletics from the bench. Soon he was joined by O’Gorman, who received a penalty for an unnoticeable offence. Just as McIlwain returned to the field, Richards shot in the second goal, the playing time playing been 31 minutes, forty seconds. Two minutes later half time ended.
Athletics
2, Torontos 1.
Third
Quarter
The
third quarter opened with the full twenty-four men and the field getting
more slippery every minute. Toronto drew the ball but could not get past
the Athletics defence. As Parke was engaged repulsing an attack, Harris
fell, and a shot was made, but going wide there was no score. Then Parke
of Toronto hit Finny as he was going after the ball but it was bitted into
the net, thus tying the score. The time was two minutes and a half.
When
play was resumed McArthur was ruled off and Geo. Parke went with him one
minute later. Then went Finny for falling near the fence Asher received
with Hope, and broke the score on a pass McSloy. Time, ten minutes.
The
third quarter saw some very fine playing, but no more scoring, the quarter
ending three to two in favor of St. Kitts.
Fourth
Quarter
Owing
to the approaching darkness no rest was taken. In the concluding period
the 4th quarter opened with the ball in the Athletics
possession, and the whole home pressing hard on Toronto, Parke a making
one of his old timer rushes. His namesake on the Toronto team had his arm
around his neck but failed to stop him. Parke then bodied an opponent and
when stopped by referee, Aubron and Whales, the Toronto Captain, engaged
in a scrap, all four being sent to the fence. Then play was again started.
The ball travelled to the St. Catharines goal, Cowan shunting inside the
goal to Moore, tying the score. Time, six minutes.
Read more on the 1910 Athletics in "Mann Cup Muddle" in the featured stories section of this site.
The Globe Shield can be seen at the Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame in St. Catharines