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LACROSSE

THE SHAMROCKS LOSE AT ST. CATHARINES

The Toronto Globe

Monday July 30, 1889

St. Catharines, July 29 - The Athletics added one more to their unbroken record of victories this season when they met the Shamrocks, of Montreal, here this afternoon. The Athletics won the first, third and fourth games in 4, 5 and 2 minutes respectively. the Shamrocks captured the second and fifth goals, each after 7 minutes play. There was a large attendance and the play was of such a nature as to keep the audience in good humor throughout the entire contest.

As the Shamrocks had to leave for home at five o'clock, by agreement the time of the match was limited to one and a half hour's play. The sixth game was very exciting as the Shamrocks tried hard to tie the Athletics score, but without avail, as the referee called time when the sixth game had been in progress for 20 minutes.

The following players took part in the match:-

Athletics   Shamrocks
Riddell goal Reddy
Morton point McKenna
Williams cover point Dwyer
Fairfield defence Brophy
Yielding defence Driscoll
Lobb defence Rowan
Downey centre Murray
Fralick attack Lynn
Norman attack Cregan
Chestnut attack Cafferty
Peterson outside home Brown
Doyle inside home Kennedy

Referee, Geo. Phemister, of Niagara Falls

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