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POSTPONED GAME Was
PLAYED LAST SATURDAY

Lathers Meet Defeat at Hands of Sid-

ney eam in Brilliant Game.

Saturday afternoon was warm and
Sunny, just the kind of day that all
athletes delight in, and the lacrosse
boys, of Sidney and Victoria were no
exception to the rule, as they took the
field at 5 p.m. to play off the postponed
Same of an earlier period in the series.
Both teams were in splendid condi-
tion as they trotted on to the field at
the whistle of the referee, and there
was no delay in starting the game
sharp on time, as Manager Tester, of
the Sidney team, had seen to it that all
preliminary
plete.

From the first face-off it could easily
be seen that the game was going to bea
strenuous one. The passing too and fro
of the small rubber sphere was quick
as lightning, and the eye could hardly
The Lathers secured and
made a combined rush on the Sidney
goal, Shooting at close range, but Pot-
tinger made an easy stop and sent the
ball well out to the side. After about
eight minutes’ play the Sidney boys
secured the ball well up the field, and
the home players made a combined
rush on the Lathers’ goal. Back andy
forth from one player to another went
the ball until it landed in Sid Hum-
ber’s stick, and in another second it
had landed in the net.

Both teams were now beginning to
show signs of the fast work gone
through, and aftér the face-off there
was less running indulged in and a
good deal more clever Stick handling.
The Sidn4—eam seemed to haye much
the best of this, as they have improved
a great deal in the hard practices they
have put in during the past few weeks.
The body checking of both teams was

arrangements were com-

follow it.

_exceptionally good, and it seemed hard

for any one player to be able to lose
his opponent. Sidney again secured the
ball, and after some “very elever work
ence more landed it in their oppon-
ent’s net, Humber ‘again doing the
trick.

The second period started fast, and
the Lathers showered several shots on
the Sidney goal, but Pottinger handled
them all with the greatest ease. There

was a good deal of end-to-end play, |.

and finally the Sidney boys made one
of their rushes and succeeded in find-
ing the nét once more, G. Pottinger
seoring on a pass from Humber. The
séecond period ending with the score
standing 3—0 in Sidney's favor.

The third period was very similar to
the second, Sidney scoring one more,
making the score 4—0 in their favor;
this time Robertson making the goal.

In the beginning of the fourth the
Lathers seemed to wake up and time
and again plied up the Sidney goal
with hot shots from all points, but only
succeeded in getting past Pottinger for
one tally, making the score read at the
finish of the game 4—1I

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in- Sidney's
favor.

The game fast clean
throughout, and only two men decor-
ated the fence for five minutes each—
Norton getting his for a slight mixup
in left field in the first period, and one
of the opposing team the third
period. = 2

For the home team Pottinger in goal
played the star game, being veritably a
stone wall before the nets. His per-
formance is remarkable owing to the
fact that he claims to have never had a
lacrosse stick in his hand until this
season. If he keeps on improving, if
improvements were possible, it will not
be many moons until the Sidney team
will be looking for another goal-tender,
as the present one will be a shining
star in one of the big major leagues.

Only one aceident marred the plea-
sure of the game, Shorty Stevens, of the
Lathers, receiving a knock on the head

was and

in

from Humber's stick in a mixup close
to the Sidney goal. It was purely an

“accident, but as Shorty was unable to

play the balance of the period Norton
retired with him.

Following is the line-up of the
teams:

Sidney. Lathers.
H. Pottinger.... Goal ........... Smith
BE. Munro....... Point ........-. Moore
G. Pottinger.... Cover ...... Sherwood
EF. Humber... 1st. Defence ...... Wilson
Norton ..... 2nd Defence ...R. McKay
W. Munro... 3rd Defence ... J. McKay
P. Humber.... Centre ........ Steele
Robertson... 8rdHome ..... Stevens
S. Humber... 2nd Home ........ Wall
Gerkhe ...... ist Home ....... Coffee
Mould ........ Outside .......- Young
Bedford ......- Inside ....... Mitchell

Referee, -MeGregor; judge of play,
McDonald.

Sporting Comments.

The people of Sidney and district are
beginning to enthuse over the form
shown in the Jast games by our lacrosse
boys. When organised last year by a
few enthusiasts, the people of Sidney did
not expect to see more than a small num-
ber of ‘exhibition games and thought
that it would be difficult to even field a
full team. However notwithstanding the
superiority lastyear of the Oak Bay boys
over our lads the latter hung together so
well and so improved both their home
and defence thatthey now arein the
position of being tied~up with the Bays
inthe league standing having each 3
wins and one defeat. On ‘Saturday the
tie will be broken when Oak Bay comes
to Sidney for their scheduled game and
it is to be hoped that Sidney will occupy
first place after that game. It is the
duty of as many as possible of our citi-
zens who desire to see our boys win out.
Here’s hoping the best team wins and
that the best team happensto be Sidney.

THE WAGER.
Bl Shamar was a builder
Of fame long years ago;
Ar Hamel was a poet
Of whom we little know.

But once, a legend has it,

Shamar stood and smiled
Before a palace golden

Which he had reared and styled.

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“Ar Hamel, I’m a builder,

And you a singer—say,
You write a song; I'll wager

Your song first fades away!”

Ar Hamel wrote a love song;

A fragile thing it seemed
Beside the palace golden

That in the sunshine gleamed.

But when the lofty palace
Had crumbled into dust,

And on the wind was dancing,
The plaything of each gust;

When Shamar long had vanished,
Forgotten was his name,

When Hamel, happy hearted,
Was known no more to fame;

Still in that land the love song
Was sung by lovers true;
The love song was immortal,
Its theme forever new!
—Arthur Wallace Peach, in New York
Sun.

Here’s Real Romance.
As aresult of the visit of King George

and Queen Mary to Berlin to attend the),

recent marriage of the Emperor's only
daughter, the Empress willlose one of
her most valued servants. During the
visit Of the royal family one of the assist-
ant dressers who attend the German
Empress, became engaged to Philip Wat-
son, page of the back stairs at Bucking-
ham Palace.

This will be the first international mar-
fiage among the servants of the King’s
household during his reign and it was
necessary for the young couple to obtain
the consent of both the German Emper-
or and King George.

LATHERS TURN TABLES
ON SIDNEY AGGREGATION

The Home Team Meets Defeat by a
Close Margin in Exhibition Game at
Friday Harbor.

Late Saturday night the Lacrosse en-
thusiasts of Sidney charterd a launch and
set sail for Friday Harbor to play an ex-
hibition game of lacrosse there with the
Lathers on Sunday. A large party of
spectatorshad gathered on the field when
the teams made their appearance, and
watched the game throughout with the
keenest interest and everyone present ex-
pressed themselves pleased at the ‘speed
of the players and the gentlemanly con-
duct of both teams.

The closeness of the score was a very
good criterion of the game and when the
final whislle sounded. the tally man an-
nounced the fact that the Lathers had
found the net eight times to Sidney’s sev-
en. The Lathers were strengthened in
this game by the addition of McDougall,
McGregor and Petticrew of the senior
Victoria team while Sidney was short
four of her best men.

lows.

SIDNEY LATHERS
H. Pottinger. _..goal........ __...... Smith
Tester _. point _... Sherwood
G, Pottinger ....cover =... Coffee

F. Humber... Ist defence. __. McDougall
_..2nd defence... _J. McKay

M. Norton. 3rd defence _. Young
C. Brethour_ Centres! eek Steele
Robertson... 3rd home ___.__.. Stevens
Webb ._...... .....2nd home... .............. Wall
Gerhke.___. Ist home... _._. Petticrew
Mould ...___ outside ______.. McGregor
E. Norton. _ inside... _____ Mitchell

Referee McDonald

The Bluff That failed.

Did this happn to one of our local friends?
Bob opened a real estate office in an
attractive suburban neighborhood and
hoped to make his fortune. For days he
sat undisturbed in his little office, star-
ing out at the dusty roads or twiddling
his thumbs. On the afternoon of the
fourth day he saw a man crossing the
boulevard diagonally headed for the door
Surely this was a customer. Hemust be
made tofeel that business was floarishing

As the man stepped over the threshold
Bob had the telephone receiver at his
ear and was talking earnestly into the
transmitter.

“That's: correct,"he said as the man
stood before him. “Right. We will ac-
cept your $15,000 cash tomorrow and let
the 30;000 remainder stand on a ten year
mortage. What? Yes. I'll bring the
deed around at 11 tomorrow morning.
Good-bye.”

Bob hung up the telephone receiver
and turned an important visage to .the
visitor.

“Now, sir,” he said, “what canI do for
you?”

“Why, I just came over,’’ said Mr. Pick-
ering grinning, “to connect your tele-
phone instrument with the wires.”

What sculpture is to a block of marble,

education is to a human soul.— Addison.
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