New-York tribune., 1901-12-29
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NEW-YORK A. C. BEATEN
VICTORIAS WIN IN MOST EXCITING
HOCKEY GAME EVER SEEN HERE
PLAYING FAST, SPIRITED
AND ROUGH.

AND ROUGH.
II was again demonstrated at the st. Nicholas
Rink last night that hockey is fast taking its place
as the leading indoor winter sport The rlnk'
where the Victoria team, of Montreal, ana the
New-York Athletic Club team measured strength
was crowded to the doors with well dressed peo-
pie who yelled and screamed the people of this
used to do several years ago at the folo
Ground before Tammany Hall started In In earnest
to ruin baseball. A better and more exciting game
has never been seen in this district, and at the
close, when the Canucks had won by the score OF d
TO 2 the spectators hoarse from shouting.
With the exception of the intermissslon between
the two halves there not an instant In the
struggle when the game could have oeen called
slow or uninteresting Handsome women In costly
silks and furs leaned over the balcony In their
excitement screamed with fright when the puck
was shot at the New-York goal. and cheered and
clapped their neatly gloved hands with delight
when the disk went IN the other direction The
women were never more demonstrative while their
escorts cheerd and shouted encouragement to the
local players until they red in the face
THE START ELECTRICAL.
The centres Stuart and Hornfeck. took their po-
sitions the centre of the rink promptly at $3.50
and the scramble began. 1t was much unlike the
game of the night before for the Canadians seemed
to realize that they meeting opponents worthy
OF their steel There are several Canucks on the
New-York Athletic Club and partisan feeling
high. With the blast from the referees whistle
the teams clashed, and the whirling sticks flashing
steel runners and swaying athletic bodies foxmed
a picture Of healthy. robust competition worth
travelling out in grewsome night to see. After
the first scrimmage Bowie. the feetfooted Canuck.
extricated himself from the struggling athletes and
made pretty shot for goal. but o'Donnell was
alert and the shot cieverly blocked. O'Donnell
was kept busy all night for the Canadians shot the
puck with frequency and speed and the New YORK
goatender lost friends by his admirable work
during the evening. The play was remarkably even
for several minutes Then the visitors rallied their
forces and their forwards made pretty manoeuvre,
which resulted in the scoring OF the first goal.
Stuart brought down the puck and by a neatly
timed pass to Bowie the score made and the
visitors had the lead.
Two minutes later the New-York men tied the
score, and II looked II the delighted spectators
were trying TO lift the roof. Fenwick sent the disc
spinning from the side lines 10 big Clark, who car
ried 1t down the rink with lightning speed. The
Canadians tried to block and then to throw him.
but Clark continued speed for the Canadian goal
cage. He shot the goal practically unaided and
was cheered to the echo
LIFTING THAT WON THE GAME.
Then Grant the cover point OF the Canadian
team began a series of lifting plays which eventu-
ally the game for the visiting players. 1t was
the best and most accurate lifting ever seen here,
and his comrades say that no other man in Canada
rival Grant in this sort OF work. Every time
the puck was lifted into the air ODonnell kept
jumping about like jack in the box. The Cana
dians gained distance with every exchange of this
play. Then Locke managed to elude the New-York
forwards, and also lodged successfully past Fen
wick and Jennison He passed the puck to stuart
almost in front of the New-York goal. and the
latter placed the puck In the cage without much
trouble. This ended the first half. with the score
2 TO l in Canada's favor.
ROUGH WORK IN SECOND HALF
While the playing rad been fast IN the first half.
IL little short OF furious in the second period
The Victorias showed a disposition TO depend on
defensive tactics for few minutes, but they soon
abandoned this style OF play and became just
to their The Canadians assaulted the New
York cage with a persistence and force which
through their cage. Shot after shot was
made. and the puck was blocked so successfully
that the spectators were almost frantic with JOY
and excitement. Both sides were doing rough, aS-
gressive work, and the men banged into one an
other with such force that frequently two or three
of the athletes sprawling the ice. Arnold
was the first offender to catch the eye OF Referee
De Witt and he was sent to the side lines to cool
off for three minutes.
plays of the night and tied the score. Howard
carried the puck well up the rink. and passed IT
ceived the rubber Hornfeck found Grant. McRobe
and Munro still in front of him. He lodged them
all successfully; however, fairly rushed the puck
into the Canadians cage, and received plaudits
which lasted for several minutes, for the
was a tie--2 to ..
The Canucks did not like this condition of affairs
Bowie aggressive. and so Clark and
Jennison but the referee did notice the work of
lines. Grants lifting then the game for the
visitors, as he evidently expected. With much
accurate shooting II was only question OF time
when the puck would land in the cage. With the
score a tie and only few seconds to play. Grant
lifted the little disk of rubber from the centre OF
the rink, landing it fairly in the NewYork cage II
hard game for the New-York TO lose,
but team in any sport dsgraced by
such defeat. The teams lined up as follows;
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