New-York tribune., 1902-01-30
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ROUGH AND READY HOCKEY
TWO PLAYERS KNOCKED OUT IN THE
CRESCENT-HOCKEY CLUB GAME,
WHICH WAS WON BY THE
CHAMPIONS.

About as rough a game of hockey has been
seen about New-York in long time was that
played at the Clermont Avenue Rink. BROOKLYN
last night between the teams from the crescent
Athletic Club and the Hockey Club of New-York
The Crescent team won, but only after a thrilling
battle in which several players were sent TO the
side lines for rough play and two of the men hao
been knocked out completely. None OF the men
were seriously injured, and all were on their feet
when the timers whistle ended the battle at 1890
p. M, about hour later than usual.
Feeling high when the two teams appeared
the ice. although the betting not conspicu-
GUS, is generally the in Brooklyn The
champions determined to get revenge for their
recent defeat by the New-York Athletic Club team
while the Hockey Club thought they had
good chance because they had beaten the winged
foot team. the conQuerors Of the Crescents- The
Crescents won by the score of to and the three
teams are now tied for the lead in the race for the
championship OF the Amateur Hockey League The
champions were heavier than their rivals from
New-York and this extra weight served them we'll
last night enabling them scatter the interference
and team work OF the Hockey Club players. Wall
played a remarkable game. and Dolby, Lff1ton and
Kennedy were not far behind.
The rival players clashed with such force that
the cOmbatants We're frequently sent spinning all
over the ice after collision. Russell and De
Casanova met in collision in front Of their own
goal, and De Casanova was knocked out complete
~ having TO be carried to the side lines. He
covered in about five minutes and resumed playing.
In q scrimmage a few minutes later Dolby
seen TO spin around like top, and then darted out
from the scrimmage with frightful speed. When
near the centre of the rink his hands up into
the air, and he fell fiat his face and carried
unconscious to the side lines He had nasty cut
over the left eye. but recovered in few minutes
ana doctor plastered the cut. Then he went
with the game as IL nothing had happened. 1t
Impossible TO tell in the scrimmage how Dolby had
received his injury, the players being s much in
the dark the spectators
Inc pace was fast from the start, and shot after
snot was made at each goal. The puck was in
hockey Club territory most Of the time, but the
Ce1ence was excellent and resulted. After
inine minutes of play, Wall shot goal giving the
ead 10 the Crescents. Three minutes later Phillips
alone carried the disk down the ice and scored,
making II even UP and leaving the friends OF each
team shouting themselves hoaTse. Ducette was the
irst player sent TO the side lines for deliberately
tripping an opponent Liffton took tho puck up
the ice and shot goal for his team. making the
ton was guilty of rough tactics, and went to the
side lines to cool off.
Wall made the prettiest play OF the evening a
rev minutes later He secured the puck back of
his own goal and carried the disk up the ice alone
After passing all of the Hockey Club players, ex-
cept the goaikeeper, he sent the rubber home
making the Crescents' lead to l. where it re-
mained at the close OF the half. The playing was
Just fast in the second, half Russell passed TO
De Casanova, who shot a goal for the Hockey
Club. few minutes later Dolby made a goal for
the Crescents. The CreScents had their rivals at
their mercy during the remainder of the game
having demolished their team work The lineup
follows: