New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-30
ST. NICKS WIN AGAIN.
GAME ROUGH IN SPOTS.
Ne1v York Athletic Club SeUen
BadIy Beaten at Hockey.

The St. Nicholas Skating Club continued its
winning career by defeating the New York Ath-
letic Club in the Amateur Hockey League
championship at the ST. Nicholas Rink last
night. The score was 6 goals 10 1. While not
a particularly fast game. it was nevertheless in
teresting and exciting and kept the spectators
in noisy mood throughout.
The first half was clean, with the st. Nicholas
team having the better of the play and winding
up the first twenty minutes with goals to its
credit, while the opposing seven could not tally.
The final period much faster. rOugher and
more exciting, with the Mercury Foot men fore
ing matters the greater part Of the time Owing
10 their poor shooting they could only score
once, while their opponents tailed twice.
Dilabough. owing 10 the death of his father.
was absent from the New York Athletic Club
lineup, and Peabody took his place. The lat
ter played aggressive game. but was not so
steady or as good a shot the regular man.
He missed several nice passes. Castleman and
Coolican played cleverly on the forward line. but
neither seemed able to find the net well as
usual White. BrOpby and Strange defended
their goal well, Brophy using his body effectively,
while White helped out the forwards by re-
peated rushes down the ice and into St. Nicholas
territory.
The st. Nicholas men played their usual care
full. heady game. seldom losing an opportunity
when one was presented. and continually shoot
ing on the net from all positions. Their team
work was not so striking as their opponents.
but their shooting was brilliant ever.
Marcus and Souther on the forward line were
fast and strong. and Carruthers, X Gordon and
Hayward made reliable defensive trio.
The game had only been under way little
over minute when Souther scored for St.
Nicholas on a rather lucky Drive. His long
CaStlpman bounded from him
into the net. Two more goals then made
by st. Nicholas. but neither allowed, as
Marcus kicked the puck into the net one
occasion and on the other the same man was
offside when he shot the goal. Five minutes
later Wilder made a legitimate goal on beau
uful shot from the right, and the same man
aided in the next tally when he passed out to
Souther from behind the and the Iatter's
hard shot got by Strange Two minutes before
the half ended Wilder scored again. this time
on pass from Marcus making the score to q
at the end of the nerod.
The Mercury Foot players opened the final
period with a hot attack on the St Nicholas
goal. and on several occasions came within an
inch of scoring. Castleman rushed right in on
Hayward IN one dash. but the St. Nicholas goal
tender robbed him Of what looked like n
goal. Then, twice In rapid succession, the
Winged Foot man lost easy chances to score by
poor shooting Finally. Coolican, on an indi-
vidual effort, made the first and only goal for the
losers.
Fast hockey followed. with the Athletic Club
men on the aggressive but their attempts at
goal We're poorly directed. The checking was
becoming close and at times rough. with the
result that X. Gordon ruled Off. He knocked
Coolican down with hard body check and then
fell on him. for which he Immediately sent
10 the timers bench; Dalton followed him for
tripping Marcus. and White minute later was
penalized for tripping the same man For few
seconds the New York Athletic Club had only five
men on the Ice, but the St Nicholas players
were unable to score. despite this advantage
The two pensliZed men had no sooner come back
into the game. however. than *. Gordon caught
Coolican. rushing down the ice with the rubber
and taking II from him shot quickly and got by
Strange for the fifth goal Wilder shot the last
goal for St Nicholas The lineup follows: