New-York tribune., 1902-01-16
YALE WINS EASILY.
PRINCETON NO MATCH ON THE ICE FOR
THE SPEEDY SKATERS FROM NEW
HAVEN-MUCH ROUGH WORK.

The opening game OF the intercollegiate Hockey
League championship played last night at the
ST. Nicholas Rink between the Yale and Princeton
university teams The rink was crowded as usual,
and the interest maintained to the end, though
the longer the game lasted the more real strength
the men from New-Haven displayed, and in the
end the sons of Old Eli won almost as they pleased
by of TO 0.
Rough play there was, and plenty of ii, which
call attention to the fact that this phase
of the needs the consideration of the officials
of the different associations. Body checking. ag
gressiveness and team work essential to sue
cess, but deliberate smuggling and the tripping so
prevalent should be stopped. Both teams offended
last night. and Ogden of the Princeton team, was
forced to retire account of severe cut over the
eye, caused by blow from the puck which had
been smashed at indisCriminately in a scrimmage
Purnell was ruled off the ice for rough work and
McAlpin and Snow had several clashes which ought
to have sent them both off the ice Hitchcock. of
the Yale team, was warned. and deserved the
reprimand.
The game started with both teams playing fast
and for the first five minutes the work such
to lead the spectators to expect a close and in
tereSting match First forward and then an
other would carry the puck up the rink TO have
the shot ceverly blocked by the goaIkeeper or the
point. PurnelI and Inman made pretty runs and
shots. but neither succeeded in landing the disk
in the cage Neither had shown much team
work UP to this time
YALE GETS TOGETHER.
Then the New-Haven men got together with
characteristic Yale spirit. and their game was inn
proved materially from that point TO the finish.
Princeton did not follow suit, and Yale had every
thing her own way during the remainder Of the
battle The Yale then showed some team
work of the seldom improved upon in this
district. The forwards, Inman, Nevins and Snow.
started up the rink carrying the puck between
them. Nevins passed the disk to Snow, who shot
the first goal and gave the lead TO tale. Two min
utes later Ihman brought the puck down the ice,
but the shot was clevery blocked. In the scrim-
mage which followed Nevins shot goal, sending
a tiger into the cage with the puck. This ended
the first half with the to 0 in favor of Yale.
The second half had scarcely been started before
Ogden struck over the eye by the puck and had
10 be taken off the ice. Little Leake filled the
vacancy. After ten minutes play Nevins carried the
puck up the rink and passed II to lnmau, Nales
best shot, who scored goal. Leake followed with
pretty run down the ice. but his we'll timed shot
was cleverly blocked by Stein Five minutes after
ward, IN a scrimmaSC near the side of the rink,
Nevns secured the puck and scored difficult goal
Hitchcock and McApin crashed against each other
with such force the side lines that some OF the
spectators hissed. Neither man was injured.
LIVELY MIN Up.
\ few minutes later Snow and Purnell INDUCED
in lively mix up. and Snow tripped. In fall
ing. he swung his hockey stick viciously at the
Princeton man. The referee seemed to think
Purnel the aggTessor. and sent him the side
lines 10 cool on. Had Snow landed that swing
Iurnell would probably have been carried off.
StOddard shot a goal few minutes later a
pass from Inmsn, and Immediately from the face
or Snow added another to Yale's list. Stoddard
made the final goal. Princeton Will do better with
improved team work, for some OF her forv ards are
fast their skates.
The lineup: