New-York tribune., 1901-01-25
EXCITING HOCKEY.
CRESCENTS BEATEN BY NEw-YORK IN
BEST GAME OF YEAR-ONLOOKERS
DEMAND EXTRA PERIOD.

One Of the most exciting and. in many ways one
of the most remarkable hockey games ever played
In this district was by the largest attendance
OF the year at the Clermont Avenue Rink in
Brooklyn, last night between the New-York and
Crescent Athletic Club teams. After playtng an
extra period the New-York men won by the score
of TO l, the spectators, who occupied every inch
OF available space In the building having yelled
themselves hoarse At the ending of the second
half the score was tie. each team having one
goal to its credit The whistle blew for the PLAYERS
TO leave the Ice so that the goal cages could be
moved and the general public enjoy the skating
The players of both teams excited and de-
manded that they be allowed to play extra
period The management said NO" and ordered
the attendants to remove the cages. Ore taken
down Then the spectators took up the cry, and
insisted that the game should proceed Mr.. Mosier
the manager, stepped on the ice. and said that he
wished to accommodate the public but that the
people had come there to skate. and that the game
had already occupied the stipulated time His voice
was drowned in a storm of protests from the spec
tators who demanded that the game should pro-
ceed until decision reached.
The management finally allowed extra period
OF eight minutes. and the teams continued the
game the onlookers being fairly beside themselves
with excitement. 1t fast. clean hockey. with
no brutality or backguardism. and New-York won
by superior playing. 1t was the first defeat ad-
ministered TO the Crescent team in two years. The
team work of the winged foot men was excellent
what luck there was favored the Crescent goal
Howard, Hornfeck. Fenwick Dolby Wall and
Shiebler did brilliant work
THE GAME.
1t $40 o'clock when the whistle blew for
play TO begin The New-York men were OF with
lightning speed. and assailed the Crescent defence
persistently in the first few minutes Of play. Horn
feck. Howard and Fenwck each made clever shots
for goal. but HaIIock and Randall were equal TO
the task. and stopped them all. Dolby carried the
puck down the rink. but Howard reca ptured II,
and this time the assault the Crescent defence
was successful Howard shot the goal after six
minutes OF actual play, and New-York had the
lead The champions tried to break up the New
York defence. but found 1t a stone wall. the
Winged Foot men playing in better form than they
had shown before this season. Dolby and Wall
each had try at the New-York goal. but each
failed, and the first half ended with the to
in favor OF the from this side OF the borough.
The followers Of the champions much put
out. but enough enthusiasts from this borough had
crossed the river to make their presence felt.
When the players emerged for the second half
Captain Wall and his star forward. Dolby, told
their men TO get at them and tear them up
For few minutes the New-York men played on
the defensive, with the idea of holding their
necessary. The Crescent men were playing fast.
York goal but O'DonneU FenWiick and Hunt pre-
vented a score. After five minutes of play Dolby
struck the wall and bounded out directly in front
there and shot the puck home, tying the score,
New-York YORK mad an excellent chance to score an In,
or winded and the Crescents carried the puck out
After the demonstration from the spectators and
players the extra period was started. with the
Ice a few seconds before the extra time up
rink His shot for goal failed and In the scrim I'M
mage which followed little Hornfeck secured the
it home anu S''''