New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-18
HOCKEY.
NETWORK ATHLETIC CLUB DEFEATS
PITTSBURG IN CLEVER MATCH
SCORE 2 TO O.

At the st. Nicholas Rink last evening the second
of the interstate hockey matches took place II
between all-Pittsburg and the New
York Athletic Club. After brilliant contest the
Mercury Foot team bravely upheld the honor OF
New-York by shutting out the Westerners by the
narrow margin of too. Despite the Indictment
weather large crowd witnessed the game. and
cheering and craftsmanship were much in evidence.
The local played a better game In
addition to their usual excellent team work they
displayed surprising individual ability: each man
played to the utmost OF his powers. and the con-
sequence was that the men proved invincible
O'Donnell, Hunt and Fenwick formed defence
that proved impregnable. The New-York forwards,
too. showed splendid defensive powers. and time
and again took the puck away from the Smoky
Citys forwards. The defeat of the St. Nicholas
team the previous evening avenged and the
reputation of the local hockeyites was upheld the
fault of the Mercury Foot team its some
what erratc shooting The New-Yorks deserve the
greatest credit for their victory I'm that they were
playing against picked team from all the sevens
in Pittsburg
The work of the Western men was disappointing
after the splendid exhibition OF the previous even
ing. Their forwards still speedy, but they
lacked their former ability OF always being at the
right spot in critical tuncture, and they lost the
rubber many times by reason of their being out
of their proper positions They had TO do battle
against heavier team and suffered accordingly
in the body checking Their defence was good,
but the work of their goal keeper despite many
previous evening. The contest rougher than
that OF the night before, and falls and smashups
frequent. The game a clean one and free
from questionable proceedings The one unfort-
innate incident the injury Max Hornfeck
ceived in the second half. He hit just above
the right eye by Coulson and got painful cash.
The action the part OF the Smoky City man
seemed to be unintentional
In the beginning of the game New-YoTk kept the
puck in it's opponents territory and the local
soon shot a goal, which not allowed, owing
to offside play After ten minutes play diminutve
Russell scored New-Yor first point. The specta-
tors, whose sympathies were naturally with the
home team, went wild with enthusiasm and cheer
after cheer echoed throughout the rink. Ames then
compelled TO retire with a strained tendon His
place was taken by Coulson. Fenwck here secured
the disk but fell With desperate shove he
passed TO Russell, who sent the gutta percha be-
tween the posts The referee ruled goal
account of offside play On the next faceoff how
ever Howard Tailed on a long shot.
On the first faceOf In the second half Robinson
carried the puck down the Ice where O'DonneH
made neat block. A goal claimed by the
visiting team but the goal umpire did grant
the point. A delay was then caused by Hornfeck's
brother. Gus" HOrnfeck. The local aggregation
then confined itself to defensive work and PLAYED
only three men in the forward line The Pitts
burgs played desperately, realizing their gain in
Newly orks loss O'Donnen by his superb stops
saved the day four times in succession, and the
Athletic Club was enabled to maintain its lead to
the end. The sevens lined up follows: