The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-11-20
SECTION THREE
SPORTS IN "OUR SISTER OF THE SHOWS" = 555s.57

ARONIKEAL Nov 14-Although can
M ada is known as cold countrv
its inhabitants are noted for their
devotion to outdoor sports. On account
OF the rigors of the climate one might
expect 10 find a tribe of dollhouse dwell
Iers alternating indoors during the
sIeater portion Of the year. but this no.
Ton Is soon disproved. Instead of
utedolnS the winter period the people
welcome it, because the multitudinolts
character of heathful. invigorating ont
uCoF sports and psstines makes il
gala season for all. The bracing effect
ol northern air is shown in the rosy
cheeks OF the women and the active ro
Dust types OF men that are encountered
on every hand.
hockey is the great winter game OF
canada. and the dominion players are
the finest I'm the world IL is PLAYED
upon the ice and all participants wear.
Skates, including the referee. The con-
tests occur both in Kinks aud out OF
doors There are seven men TO the
team, and all carry stout hickory clubs
with curved ends. something like the
oid-fashioned shiny sticks of Ireland.
Al either end of the icefeld. which must
ne at least fifty yards in length. there
Is 2 goal. consisting of a net strung on
a framework. A round, fiat piece &c
sclid rubber. called a puck, is put in
motion and the cOntestng sides strug-
&c to land this lively missile i'm the op-
positions goal hockey match is pro-
nounced by all authorities to be one OF
TIE most exciting games played i'm any
country. IL is exceedingly fast, and
from the spectators point Of view. un-
commonly rough. 1t appears so on ac-
count Of the high rate OF speed which
the players attain. They come togethe.
IN their scrimmages with a momentum
that shakes the onlooker's teeth. No
one without plenty of grit has any ousi-
ness In hockey match. because there
are always stars and sparks a-plenty
while The game is yet young
A Rough and Tumble Game.
Although ''he puck may be lifted
from one end Of the field TO the other on
the fly, it is generally advanced on the
Ice by short, swift passes from player
10 player, all maneuveTing and shifting
with lightning-like rapidty for position
and advantage. While clever stick
handling is. of course. necessary. the
main essential of an expert hockey
PLAYER is good skating. and these
matches afford marvellous exhibitions
OF the art. The astonishing feature of
the game. i'm the eyes of the novice. is
the force OF the collisions between the
players, and the manner in which ali
seem TO invite danger from this cause.
a much higher rate Of speed is attained
10y the contestants than is possible i'm
any game played on foot. yet they come
UOSether With no seeming regard for the
consequences II is quite remarka BILE !
So
number. a hockey match is PLAYED I'm
two thmty-mnute halves. with an in
termisston OF ten minutes 1t is char
Scteristic that almost all experts at this
game are small of stature.
Lacrosse is not winter game vet IL
must always be mentioned in the same
breath with hockey, because the prin-
SipleS of the two are similar. and both
gre tive TO Canada. Lacrosse is the
National sport of the dominion More
people can be mustered for champion
ship exhibition of this favorite game
Than could possibly be gotten together
on any other occasion. It is ALWAYS
played outdoors. The goals are farther
SFart, and there are twelve men on
SIDE, instead Of seven. as i'm hockey. The
missile is atsoiid rubber ball about the
size of the one used in tennis. A stick
FShter than hockey club is utilized.
II has catgut mesh on one side reach
ing about half its length. This net is
made trifle baggy i'm order 10 hold
The ball. Fast running and clever stick
handling are the requisites of lacrosse
The most scientific method, of advanc-
ing the ball is by short low passes
down the field, instead of high. long
distance drives. 1t is a fast. exciting