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From The St.Catharines Standard

May 20, 1933

ST.CATHARINES -- Senior lacrosse made its bow after five years at the city sports park cushion before about 500 fans and the first two periods indication that some bad feelings existed when high sticks were the order of the night. As a consequence, the penalty bench always had a culprit in the toils, but later on the players saw the folly of getting anywhere under such tactics and settled down to play lacrosse. It really looked as if they were trying to cover up early condition of stick-handling prowess with a cruder exhibition than necessary, but after taking a riding from the sidelines and with the referee applying the pressure, they resorted to snappier passing and combination, and the best part of the game was reserved until the last half. The game was played in four 15-minute quarters.

Taking the opening goal, the double-blue shirts from the city made it 1 – 0 in the first period, increased it to 4 – 0 at half time, ran it to 5 – 1 at the third period and after accumulating 3 more at 8 – 1 saw the beachers reply with three smart tallies for the final count of 8 – 4. However, when condition becomes a factor, lacrosse fans are going to see some splendid games as both teams gave indication of much brands of pastiming than were shown in the getaway affair.

Peart notched the opener in 14:30 being the only one to find the net, with penalties being mated out to: - Barnard 2, Turner, Fitzgerald and McGregor for tangling. Norm Young went in the city nets for the second and fourth periods, with Bill Whittaker taking the first and third and they both played stellar lacrosse, but not any better than “Lick” McGregor in the Port net. In the second, Nutt, on an assist from Stuart, made it 2 – 0 in 4:00; Houston in 6:30; Nutt in 12:30 to make it 4 – 0 with penalties to Pinder, Lockhart, Houston, while Barnard drew 2 majors and McMahon. Arbuthnot notched a pretty goal in the third to put Lakesides in the hunt in 11:30 and Fitzgerald made it 5 – 1 in 4:30 for three quarter time, Lines being the lone minor. In the last quarter “Rip” Collins scored an angle shot, in 3:00, then Fitzgerald from Vanalstyne in 2:00 and Fitzgerald on a rebound in 0:30. Port then begun to function and Pinder tallied on an assist from Turner in 1:30 with Doucette picking a corner in 1:00 and Barnard circled the nets to take his own rebound for the last counter in 5:00. Lockhart was the only player penalized.

Teams were –

Port Dalhousie Lakesides – Goal, McGregor; defence, Turner, Barnard; rover, Pinder; centre, Wright; wings, Kusmaski, Arbuthnot; subs, Lounsbury, McGrath, Doucette, McArthur, Atkin.

St.Catharines Athletics – Goal, Whittaker, Young; defence, Lockhart, Lines; rover, Peart; centre, Vanalstyne; wings, McMahon, Fitzgerald; subs Hope, Martin, Collins, Stuart, Nutt, W. Young, Houston.

Referee – Lou Cunningham.

TC Footnote: This was a preseason exhibition game, and actually the St.Catharines Athletics had a senior field team in 1929 (for the first four games) so it was really four years since there was senior lacrosse in the city (not five as was mentioned).