Mermaids Defeated the Nymphs

The Mermaids defeated the Nymphs in the first of a series of three games to decide the scrub lacrosse championship, on Soldiers Field yesterday afternoon. The teams played evenly in the first half, which ended in a tie, each side having scored twice. Towards the end of the game the Nymphs weakened, the Mermaids scoring two goals by superior team play. Goepper played well at goal for the Mermaids and Gustafson made a pretty run through the Nymph's defence for a goal. Alexander excelled for the Nymphs. The second game of the series will be played Monday afternoon.

The summary:

Score--Mermaids, 4; Nymphs, 2. Goals--Shaw 3, Gustafson, Bail, Rice, Referee--W. H. Thompson. Goal umpires--Day and Hansen. Time--20-minute halves. MERMAIDS.  NYMPHS. Goepper, g.  g., See Furbush, p.  i.h., Long Kingman, c.p.  o.h., Bail Noble, 1d.  1a., Smith Briggs, 2d.  2a., Morgan Gustafson, 3d.  3a., Rice Roberts, c.  c., Alexander Nash, 3a.  3d., Sterner Nichols, 2a.  2d., Fabens Bernard, 1a.  1d., Trull Martin, o.h.  c.p., Brown Shaw, i.h.  p., Parker