The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-14

night wore on the timers, in the game,
who had won their spurs years ago on
| far-aWay ice, recounted tales of the stars
who have figured in the history of the
| sport. Impossible goals, phenomenal
| stops and whirlwind team work were all
| gone over in each and every phase, and
when the covers were taken away those
present were all confident that next WIN
| ter will see hockey such as has never
been seen in the American Northwest.
A. E. Macdonald, president of the St.
! Paul league, was POSTMASTER. At the
close of the banquet he spoke on the rise
| of the game in St. Paul, treating 1t ex-
haustively from it's humble beginning,
when it was almost impossible to get
fourteen men on the ice to play, to its
successful finish, when every team IN
| the city has more good players than it
can possibly use.
The feature of the evening was the
presentation of the league trophy by P.
J. Giesen to the league.
The trophy, which is a large silver low
ing cup, was donated by Mr.. Giesen, who
presented it to the league with neat
and appropriate address. He said that
while the game was young in this coun-
try, and perhaps not up to the standard
of the frozen North, nevertheless he had
every confidence that in a few years
st. Paul team could be picked that would
make a showing with the famed Victo-
rias, of Winnipeg.
President Macdonald in turn, accepted
the trophy for the league, responding to
Mr.. Giesen. thanking him for his kind
ness and support of the league, assuring
him that every hockey player in the city
and every lover of the sport appreciated
his efforts President Macdonald then
presented the trophy to the Virgnias,
who have proved themselves to be a little
bit faster on the ice than any team of
the league that has opposed them.
Congratulated Missing Team
The president congratulated the team
on their success during the past season,
complimenting them upon the uniform
courtesy they have always shown and the
gentlemanly and sportsmanlil1e manner in
which they at all times conducted them
selves. He felt assured that while the
other teams might regret that the trophy
was not to be theirs for a year, that
they knew it had been justly and hon
orably won. He had little doubt that
the lucky team would have a hard time
10 retain the prize, and he predicted a
constant succession of ownership as the
league increased in size and efficiency
R. H. Dunbar was the first speaker
called upon by the POSTMASTER, who re-
quested him to give his opinion on THE
Hockey Enthusiast The veteran ath-
lete, who has more years Of champion
ship honors than most of his hearers
have lived, was listened to with the
keenest of interest. as he is the. St. Paul
Nestor of sport.
He assured the hockey players that
after everything was said on the wide
and comprehensive subject OF sport, there
was but one deduction that could be
drawn, and that was that hockey took
second place to none as a game requiring
gentlemaniy qualities, muscle, speed, en-
durance and brain, the qualifications
which go to make up the ideal recreation.
He dwelt long upon the physical bene-
ITS that are to be derived from it's in
dulgence, maintaining that there is no
other game that called for so much. He
had every confidence in the future of
hockey having seen the game from its be-
ginning on this continent, and he as