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The Indignant Athletics |
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LACROSSE THE JUDICIAL COMMITTEE'S DECISIONS The Toronto Globe Wednesday July 6, 1887 The Judicial Committee of the Canadian Lacrosse Association, composed of Major Hamilton, presiding; R. M. Orchard, Brantford: E. W. Nesbitt, Woodstock: J. J. Craig, Fergus, and S. S. Searle, Woodstock, met in the Rosain House yesterday. Messrs. Nesbitt, Craig, Orchard and Searle composed the committee that heard evidence in the protest of the Athletics of St. Catharines against the Torontos. The match between the Athletics and the Torontos was advertised in St. Catharines to take place at 3 p.m. on June 2. The hour had been fixed by the Athletics without consulting the Torontos in the matter and a couple of days before the match, the latter asked to have the time changed to 3:45 as they found it impossible to be at the field before that. The Athletics declined to make any change and the result was that the Torontos and Mr. J. K. McNaught, the referee, were not on the field at the appointed time. They arrived later and play was begun. The Torontos took four games and the Athletics two. The Athletics also protested against the Torontos on the grounds that Major Hamilton, a member of the latter club and therefore not a disinterested party according to the rules, umpired. The evidence showed that Major Hamilton very reluctantly consented to act, and then only at the request of Captain Carlyle of the Athletics. The St. Catharines club claimed that the match should be awarded to them on the grounds that the Torontos defaulted, or that it should be declared a draw and played over again. The committee decided that the Torontos were entitled to the match, but ordered them to pay half the expenses in consequence of their late arrival at the grounds. |