New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-08
SMOTHERED AT HOCKEY.
CRESCENT SEVEN WINS.
Nezr-York athletic Club Badly
Beaten for Cham pionship. :

the New-York Athletic Club seven In the play
or Of the tie for the Amateur Hockey League
championship last night at the Clermont Ave
nue. Rink In Brooklyn. The final score was
12 goals 10 1.
II a wonderful exhibition of hockey The
Half Moon men simply played their opponents
on their feet and had them completely bewil-
dersd by their fast. aggressive work They were
ell over the ice. and no matter where the puck
was passed Crescent man was on the spot to
receive it. They passed backward across the
ice. or lodged their man. when there was no
opening. with the greatest ease.
The Crescents started the game In whirlwind
fashion and few down the ice with a well de-
veioped team work which the NEWCOMERS
were not fast enough TO break UP. They worked
In on goal in such lightning style that no man
could stop their shots. Fenwick. who can usually
block q man IN clever style, was passed by the
great work of his opponents. and whenever the
puck was passed out from the side near the
Mercury Foot goal Crescent right
there TO receive, having got By Fenwick IN some
mysterious way
On the other hand when the NEWCOMERS
were IN possession OF the puck their passes were
intercepted on almost every occasion. and the
attempts of the forwards to evade the Half Moon
men were frustrated
The result was great surprise. for. while
tned 1t would be by such an overwhelming score
and the score indicates pretty well the playing
OF the two sevens The losers played hard.
plucky game. but to no avail. and were beaten
by better team
There has never been a hockey game In this
vicinity in which much interest has been
taken. and the rink could not accommodate a
third OF those who desired to see the contest
Fancy prices were offered for any kind of seat
but had hAa ~ a.
soon as the date and place for the game we're
decided upon. Every available space was occu-
pied, and long before the game started the man
asement refused TO sell any more admission
tickets.
Although the game set for s:16 and the
doors Of the rink only opened at TAO, the crowd
began to gather early as o'clock. and waited
outside in the rain until the doors were finally
opened.
1t was an enthusiastic crowd and during the
long wait for the whistle to start the struggle
the Crescent "rooters" entertained the house
with their songs specially prepared for the oc-
casion.
The Crescent seven appeared the ice first
amid deafening cheers, and their warming I'D
work showed them TO be IN great form and
ready TO battle for their lives Five minutes
later the New-York Athletic Club men Jumped
on the ice and got quite enthusiastic re-
ception as their rivals.
At $50 the referees whistle blew and the
game was on Ldfiton drew the puck. but he
got no nearer than Fenwtck to the New-York
goal. The latter lifted into Crescent ice and
Shiebler and Sheriff. returned. Shiebler making
the first shot goal Fenwick akain lifted TO
the other end Of the rink and Wall secured the
rubber and skating down the left OF the rink
to within twenty feet of the goal made one OF
his swift accurate shots which got by Will
Jams and Strange and landed neatly IN the net
The Crescent rootsrs went wild in their delight
and their cheers had hardly died away before
Wall made another spectacular run down the
ice and when near the New-York net passed TO
Sheriff. the speedy Crescent rover, who was
stationed directly in front OF the goal. He re-
ceived the pass and quick as lightning shot IL
into the net for the second tally.
The champions were playing a wonderful
game and had their opponents dazed by their
work. Three shots in succession fired at
Strange, but he stopped them all Fenwick, for
New York made great lift, which landed
took place in front OF the Crescent goal. with
no result
from back OF the New-York goal It struck
Williamss skate and bounded into the net. II
was f1uke goal. but counted, and moment
later Shiebler scored the fourth goal after a
pass from Liffiton.
Castleman and Dillabough tried hard to pull
their team together, and made a pretty dash
into Crescent territory passing from one TO the
other. but Wall blocked the play Dolby re-
turned with the puck and was forced back Of
the right spot. and tailed the fifth goal for the
Crescents. Sheriff. minute later followed with
another goal for the CreScentss when he inter-
copied Castleman's pass and. wheeling around.
shot the rubber into the net He repeated this
a moment later, when he stole the rubber from
Dnla as he was making rush down the
rink
Dolby made the last score Of the half. getting
the rubber from scrtmmage IN front of the
New-York goal Just before the half ended
Castleman had great chance to tally for the
Mercury Foot team, as he had doged both Wall
and OFlynn. but missed the net by an inch |
This left the score to o IN the Crescents favor
the half closed
During the intermission the Crescent follow
ers offered even money that the New-York |
Athletic Club would not score goal II did not |
take the NEWCOMERS long, however, TO settle |
that point, as no sooner had the puck been put
IN play than Castlernan scored after he had
made pretty run down the rink alone.
Three minutes later Linton scored for the
front OF the New-York goal. Dolby followed
with another goal soon afterward on a difficult
angle shot from the left. At this point Castle |
man strained his shoulder badly, and had TO
retire, Bullen taking his place. But even with
fresh in, the Crescents still kept scoring |
The winners wound up the game IN the same
brilliant and aggressive manner they started |
and Lifilon IN a speedy run down the left side, |
scored the twelfth and last goal
Crescent A C. Gg Positions N.Y.ACO
O'Flynn Point Williams
Wall (capain Cover point. .Fenxick
Linton. .Castlernan (captain)
Dolby. Left wing. .DiIabough
Shiebler Right wing Locke
g. Linton q for New-York: Castleman / Referees DR.
Mckenzie Hockey Club. Associate referee-M. ST G.