The morning times., 1897-02-10
A HOCKEY GAME TONIGHT
AIl-WashingtOn and Regents Will
Play at the Rink.
1t Will BE the First Game Be.ween
Local Teams and Keen In
terest Is Displayed.

The game of hockey which will be
played tonight at the Convention Hall
Ice Palace between the Washington and
Regent teams will be interesting for sew
season that the two local teams have met
and the score is sure to be close as well
as small. Neither team has the advan-
tage over the other In any perceptible
way. The members Of both teams are
strong skaters, are skillful with the stick,
and each team has about an equal knowl-
edge of the game. All this should com
bne To make an exceedingly good exhi-
bition of the comparatively new sport, and
as each team has a strong following of
admirers and we'll -wiShers "a good at
tendance is assured
The game viii take place a. S O'Clock
when the ice is in excellent condition, ana
short halves Will be played. so as not 10
deprive the skaters of the ice for more
than an hour. The Washington team
Will be the same, with the exception OF
changes iii the positions. as that which
took part in the Washington Johns Hop
kins game. The forwards will be J. A.
Hendley, Donald Mcdonald Charles Bush
nell, and Lully b. Maize. tie captain OF
the team, Bushnell and Maize distin-
guished themselves in the game with Johns
Hopkins. their brilliant Liaying being one
of the features of the game. Hendley
also played a strong game, While Nc
Donald was very much in evidence in
several welleXecuted plays All four OF
these men are exceptionally good skaters,
Mcdonald being one OF tie fastest men
on hockey skates in Washington.
Charles Fosey will play point. Posey
gave way to Peterson, of the Maryland
Athletic Club, in the Johns Hopkins game,
but has been hard at work mastering
the duties of his position all this scason,
and will be able to give a good account Of
himself tonight. y Pall Morris, the
skater, WHO would have secured second
place inthe Maryland aud District champion
ship races, recently held at the rink, had
not the judges disqualified him for fouling
in the two-mile event, will play cover point.
Beside being fast Morris is sure-footed, and
will be able to protect point in salts
factory manner. Phil Wisner will guard
the washlngton's goal in place of Rogers
who developed some weakness in that posi-
tion in the Johns Hopkins game. Heis also
game, and is not afraidof liability toinjury.
he will be able To stop many attempts
through his goal.
on account of the fact tha' the Regents
have 70. played a game Yet TO iCta can
lie obtained OF the ability OF tie men as
signed to the positions. Tie practice work
OF the team, however, has developed the
factth all the men are swift skaters sure
footed as wen, and that they have very
thorough Knowledge of the game for the
stor. time the team has been organized.
Tire forwards are S Wimsatt, \ Coughlin
a Fisher and W NJ. Fisher. The captain
! of the team, o. Miller, Will play point, s
Nelien, cover point, and F. Lindsay, goal
The men ont the Regents are for the most
part Canadians, WHO are now residents in
Washington, and, of course, good skating
is Inherent with them. The Washington
! team has had a little II ore practice work
| and the benefit of a game, but the Regents
| feel confident that they VIII be able 10 give
an excellent account of themselves even if
they should not succeed III winning the
game.