THE LACROSSE GAME.

A LARGE company of students and gentlemen interested in Lacrosse assembled on Jarvis Field last Saturday afternoon to witness the practice game between the Harvard Lacrosse team and a team from the Union Club of Boston.

Notwithstanding the chilliness of the air and the unpleasant disturbances created by the "muckers," the audience was in good humor and highly gratified by the skilful playing exhibited by the gentlemen of the two teams.

The game was stopped by darkness, after the Unions had won one goal, and the Harvards two. By the rules of the National Association the winning club must have won three goals; hence, though practically a victory for our side, it was declared no game.

To most of the spectators the result was a gratifying surprise; for, though our team contained some fine individual players, it has had no opportunities for testing its playing powers against a well-organized team. The Unions, unquestionably, were posted on all the fine points of the game, and supported each other splendidly, and gave our team a well-improved opportunity for practice.

Comparing the playing of the two teams, I think I can truly say that Harvard excelled in offensive playing, while the Unions were far superior to us in defensive playing. The throwing of the Union team was superb; indeed, after our men had got the ball nearly up to the Union goal by hard running and splendid passing, one of the Union team would, by a gentle toss, send it spinning to the other end of the field, thus spoiling all advantages gained by a hard, fatiguing run.

Where all did so well it seems unnecessary to particularize; but the playing of Squib, Foster, and R. Sturgis on the one side, and Lyons and the Union goal-keeper on the other side, deserves honorable mention.

In conclusion, it seems to the writer that our team is nearly perfect in running and passing, but that in throwing and united support of one another it is rather deficient. I hope no one will think these criticisms are given in a hostile spirit, for the writer can scarcely praise too much the improvement which has been made in the general play of the team this fall.

The players were:-

Harvard. - R. Sturgis, '81, Capt., Wright, '81, Foster, '81, Squib, '81, C. I. Sturgis, '83, R. C. Sturgis, '81, Swinburne, '81, Huntingdon, '81, Morse, '81, Thorndike, '81, Weston, '82, and Stetson, '81.

Union. - McDonald, Capt., Pierce, Simpson, Howard. Lyon, Kane, Estabrooke, White, Jefferson, Burton, Boardman, and Ranlett.

Umpires for Harvard, Houston and DeWindt; for Union, Brackett and Crane.

J. H. H.