The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-09

-EAng ago. whea cur satheTs
l/isdmtae6 t1 Tbs sass1swfsas aelsa-
N tiera2ge spoEt OF shiny" the
w ea~narxtave Of modern hockey
was Being laid Then rules
were .8xzsaaIaGSG. altered ard
IL a.gdgaeaa- uatl somewhere IN
she earle sss she argG hockey ;aana " a. Or
ganizea tn Montreal
sises;t this aaaa time the game ~ ice
f3so was being developed IL the United
eszts.. bus Il sas not until issss, when
,2sirsk.s.~. az cur tennis champions. among
them WrenB ard f-Rrneds returned from
fssrsfsa. that ne game succeeded ia awaS-
eaing interest on tais aide Of the boundary.
Il was 1hen tnat the FIRST American team
VAS organized. game vas played at
q-.sxaso be: vteen tie s. Nicholas team and
s.seiher specially picked w for The o.
s-.~4asi 4nd known as the All Americas
To-day universities. colleges. and athletic
f.ats al over the country have their rep
gssSenfatgve teams. The present season
s.re4sises 10 become the rnos; interesting
10 the history OF the game.
saen We ingk hack and consider that
s4e INST haekey league in the United
States was only founded IN 1885, a coiDpar-
ssan 81 the Iapzed tiue with the present
popularity OF TIE sport makes II easy 10
rFe3set the future. one rink 10 New York
she total games played last season,
In fsE Dir. James W. Cobant. at that
s3rse manager 81 the Pittsburg Hockey
C,isab. conceived the idea 81 trying con-
r'tsionH WITH the crack Canadian team
which represented the Kingston College,
Of Kingston Canada. What happened IL
lsesi told tn the language OF one OF the star
players Of that team:
When We arrived N Pittshurg We found
a. .Er.fks .i4gr
T. aau hockey az TIE Pittsburg club played
Il wer. lar from. nsing one and the same.
sFaatf game gas practically ice polo. where
"a instead 81 using a hard rubber disk. or
puck a rabber bali was n,adc Use OF.
However. We came 10 an understanding
VITA the result mat We agreed 20 play two
s.sts % two gtfses each. the arsi 50; being
segermed by he rules 81 hockey. the other
nv shs ruies Of ice pel1.
we wou III hockey set 'haGds down.
81 r}se Otter We broke even Tnsn we went
70 psEiimofa ast6 Washington. where we
remained fer a Ee <.
sVher we returned 20 Pi.tshurg we
found 1Aai dviirg ctr absence hockey
league h4d hses' organized. ard hockey
rst geo palo h81 hepl prsctioad The FIRST
re Wes-eru - 10y iSg ala Hockey League.
aelideG i'.e foli#wiHg elabs. The Pitts
arg Hoekey Club the pjttsburr Athletic
t iub he western University team and the
'3s2ancsrF 6otugry fcd Athletic 1luh
+.Wo weTs Justly SURPRISED n the i'm
n'euHe improvement made h thc players,
sod ister 81 q frat game we haG rta1on to
aperceisye th1 ready progress which the
American tef made
'of COMES tllo CANADIANS have one adj
VsR'ase Thby have played the game for
aslssn years ana more SO that IL Il hardly
fair ~ expect more than defensive bat
tie or the pat - the Americans in heir
esres WITH the Damlnion's representa-
tees aF0 confident however. that two.
pHesibiy three yfars more Kill see the
craet fe@r4F ~ bo'S countries OF an equal
fsetiuF Another Disadvantage for Amer
i.te ;eams ga tHat % the short winter sea
aor as COMPARED w-3th tbs. farther north.