New-York tribune., 1901-01-17
WOMEN FALNTAT ROUGHPLA Y
BLOOD FLOWS AT NETWORK ATH-
LETIC-BROOKLYN SKATING CLUB
HOCKEY GAME.

Blood flowed and women tainted at the
hockey game between teams representing the
New-York Athletic Club and the BROOKLYN
Skating Club at the Clermont Avenue Rink
Brooklyn. last night
William Murray. Of the Brooklyn Skating Club
received a fractured wrist in q scrimmage He
struck Frederick Cobb of the New-York Ath-
letic Club. on the head with his hockey stick
fnfiicting severe scalp wound. In another
scrimmage Murray struck Hunt, of the New
York Athletic Club in the face with his stick.
1t was the toughest game so far played this
season. and none of them have been tame
Scrimmages in which the players laid about them
with their sticks were frequent, and men ap-
parently lost all control of their tempers
The game was one in the championship series
OF the Amateur Hockey League, and was won
by the Brooklyn players by a score OF goals
to z The members OF the home team began
rough tactics at the outset and knocked their
opponents down on several occasions while
blocking and in scrimmages. At times the game
appeared to be rough and tumble fight or
wrestling match in which the strange hold was
not barred rather than hockey game. 1t was
at one Of these periods that Williams of the
Brooklyn club, was forced to leave the ice by
an injury to his knee.
The New-York Athletic Club team was handi-
capped by the absence of Captain Howard who
was not allowed to play being ruled out by the
Protest Committee Of the Hockey League and
went to pieces at times Linton shot goal on
the face off in less than three seconds. Murray
scored the second goal for Brooklyn Immediately
afterward. Williams scored two goals for Brook
lyn in rapid succession, one on a pass from Bull
len, and the other from the far side Of the rink.
Belden, Of the NeW-York team, got the puck out
Of a scrimmage and dribbled it down the rink,
passing it to Hornfeck, who shot a goal for the
visitors
Murray and Leffiton each scored a goal be-
fore time up for the first half, making the
score to i, with Brooklyn in the lead.
The rough play in the second half was even
the New-Yorks soon after the puck put
into play. A fierce scrimmage followed this
goal, the players rushing together and swinging
their sticks right and left. Murray went down,
and when he got up he found that of his
wrists had been broken. He skated toward the
entrance Of the rink to have a surgeon called to
attend to his injury. After having the call sent
ruled off for rough playing. sitting on a
BENCH and without warning smote him on the
head with the heavy stick. Several players
were sitting Cobb, and he was quickly
taken into the dressing room. DR.. J. w FaW-
drey was called to dress the scalp wound caused
by Murray's stick.
The apparently unprovoked assault caused in
tense excitement among the spectators and play
/ ers. Several women tainted, and 1t took some
time to restore them to consciousness. Muir
ray had previously struck Hunt in the face in
a scrimmage, and had been ruled off for rough
playing.
The game was continued after temporary
| cessation but the interest in il had dwindled
and there was only few moments of play left
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