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NO STEPS TAKEN FOR A NEW FENCE TAGS WILL BE SOLD AND ROPE STRETCHED ON NEW GROUNDS The St. Catharines Standard Tuesday July 11, 1922 While a grandstand, which is claimed will seat 700 has been moved to the Thomas street playgrounds, and dressing rooms are being provided, there will be no attempt made by the civic authorities to enclose the grounds with a fence, so that admission may be charged by the St. Catharines Lacrosse Club on Saturday next. The grounds will be roped off to keep the spectators off the field of play and tags will be sold from which the club expects to derive some revenue. The fixture is a senior game between the Athletics and the Shamrocks and it will be the first game on the improvised grounds, since the digging up of the old grounds on Catherine street. While it is not satisfactory from the viewpoint of the lacrosse followers in the city, it is held that it is the best which can be done under the circumstances. Park Superintendent McClelland and men have been at work rolling the grounds so that they will be in fair condition for the game. It is also expected that the grandstand will provide considerable revenue. Not Keeping Faith In some respects, lacrosse followers hold that the civic and Board of Education authorities are not keeping faith in the promise to provide an enclosed field for the lacrosse schedule, inasmuch as grounds voted specifically for that purpose on Catherine street have been appropriated for purposes other than for what they were voted. Tags to be Sold While tags will be sold indicating that those at the game have paid, there is nothing compulsory in the purchase of such tags by the spectators. It is not thought that there will be much of a kick, however. Thus far, no steps have been taken to enclose the Thomas street grounds with a fence. Council Invited At the City Council last night. Ald. J. D. Wright, President of the Senior Lacrosse Club, invited the Mayor and his fellow aldermen to be present at the match here this Saturday, in view of the fact that new and temporary grounds were being used. Mayor Graves accepted the invitation and the Chief Executive will face the ball off between the Irishmen and the Athletics. Is Not Satisfactory Ald, Wright stated this morning that the fact that the lacrosse club had to play behind an open wire fence was not satisfactory at all, but he realized that it was the best which could be done under the circumstances. Moreover, the word had been passed that nay deficit of the lacrosse club for the season by reason of being deprived of their legitimate grounds would be made good at the end of the season by the joint committee at work on the development of the proposed new athletic centre. "And if they don't make good, there will be a fine row" was the alderman's opinion. ATHLETICS TRIM SHAMROCKS IN FIRST GAME ON NEW GROUNDS VISITORS SCORED THEIR ONLY GOAL IN BEGINNING OF GAME FINAL SCORE WAS 16 TO 1 WELL-CONTESTED MIDGET GAME ENDED IN A TIE The St. Catharines Standard Monday July 17, 1922. The first lacrosse match on the new sports grounds on Thomas St. proved to be little more than a practice game for the home team, they trimming the beaten Shamrocks by the score of 16 - 1. The losers deserve credit for coming to St. Catharines to fulfill their engagement and in playing their best against a team which out generaled them on every turn. Some 800 residents of the city witnessed the game, about 500 of whom occupied the grandstand inside the wire fence enclosure and the remainder outside. These latter were requested to purchase tickets for 25 cents each. A large part of the crowd were in attendance for the preliminary midget game between Alexandra's and St. Nicholas. This game was exceedingly good and resulted in a 4 - 4 tie. Senior Event The senior event opened about 4:10 o'clock, the Shamrock players being outfitted with the equipment of the Western Hill team, the Shamrock goods having been shipped late from Toronto and later thrown off at Hamilton. However the green sweaters of the Westerners were not out of place on the Shamrocks. The game was clean from start to finish, no players being ruled off. Kalls and Fitzgerald refereed the game, the Shamrocks having agreed to two local men. This agreement and the clean play of the game showed the sportsmanship of the team. First Half The Shamrocks led off in the first quarter and scored the first point of the game, and their only goal, after three minutes of play. This goal was scored by Maybay. Gayder and Gowdy of the Athletics both scored in the first. The remaining three quarters were all Athletic, the Shamrocks with their ten men, and without reserves, fast tiring of the strenuous run which the Athletics kept up with their faster team and five reserves. In the second quarter goals were scored by O'Brien (2), Gayder and Purdy. Second Half The latter two quarters were reduced from 20 to 15 minute periods in order to provide a snappier game and to ease up on the Toronto players. The first goal of the third quarter was scooped into the Shamrocks net by one of their own players. The other goals were won by Brookland (2), W. Penny, Sheehan, who landed one after three unsuccessful tries, and Switzer. The last quarter brought in four more goals for the Athletics by Haffey, May, O'Brien and Oille. General Comment The Shamrocks were a beaten team from the time they entered the field, but they showed plauck in sticking to the game. Page, the Shamrock goal, played an exceptional game and deserved more support. The Athletic goal, Rhodes, was also largely responsible for the Shamrock's poor showing, he stopping too many of their shots. Both teams were new to the field and found it a trifle slippery. The Line Up Shamrocks (in order)-W. Page, A. Pherrel, F. Cain, W. Falls, F. Owens, E. Mabay, C. Spearman, F. Saunder, W. Chennet, E. Rodden. Athletics (in order)-Rhodes, Crow, Haffey, May, Purdy, G. Pennie, Phipps, Oille, W. Pennie, Gayder, O'Brien, Switzer, Miller, Gowdy, Brookland. The Midget Game The midget game provided many thrills and also considerable laughter as the crowd witnessed the play of the youngsters. That the crowd appreciated the game is shown by the fact that they contributed $41.69 for traveling expenses to send a midget team into the O. L. A. games. The game showed the Alexandra team to be faster than the players of St. Nicholas but the throwing of the former was poor and resulted in many lost shots. The St. Nicholas players exhibited good team work. |