New-York tribune., 1907-02-15
ST. NICKS WIN TITLE.
CHAMPIONS At HOCKEY.
Crescent Team Beaten IN Hard
Fought Egtra Period Game.

The ct Nicholas Skating Club the cham
pionship OF the Amateur Hockey League at the
St Nicholas Rink last night In a hard fought
game that required extra period to decide the
Crescent Athletic Club. which has won the utIe
five times in six years. was defeated BY score
of goals to
At the end of the regular playing time the game
stood a tie at 2 to . and with the teams playing
so evenly It was plain that a lucky shot might win
The goal that not only the game but the cham
pionship we'll cleanly scored one now
Marcus the who did the trick, after
Carruthers had carried the puck down the rink and
passed to Wilder who shot. Marcus rushed right
in on Mckenzie as his team mate sent the puck
flying for the net and. meeting il beautifully, sent
Il neatly past Mckenzie. II almost impos-
sible shot to stop.
The scene that followed a wild one. The St
Nicholas rooters jumped the ice and attempted
20 carry their favorites off their shoulders The
players managed to elude them however, and
rushed for their dressing
From unprejudced point OF view "a was the
best thing that could have happened for hockey
IT will add interest TO the pastime by bringing
the championship back to this side OF the river
The Crescents have held II. with the eXcep-
ton. since the club has been represented OF
the ice. The ST Nics have gone through the season
without defeat and the small organization. COM
posed Of only a handful OF members, deserves great
credit for turning out championships team They
have worked hard and long for the honors which
came to them last night. The seven is composed
than is the with any other team playing here,
On the other hand. it was a hard game for the
Crescents to lose. They played we'll. and with
lightningke speed. Their opponents stuck 70
them so closely however. that It impossible TO
get In any of their brilliant combination work and
the could not pull ST. Nicholas defence out
Carruthers stuck to his position at point though
he was glued 20 It, Every man played well, and
no one Is 10 hlnme for the defeat McI[enzies work
fact the featres oF the DIay- v-ere Fi,, the
goal-tending of Mckenzie and Hayward The
latter made what seemed like impossible stops
There was unfortunate incident toward the
close OF the second period when a goal was claimed
hand and refused to allow the taily The majority
Of persons scr; near the goal claimed the rubber was
pS sefSssd bgSs to S4ng ehARSs bs pis decision o,
offered for For the first time in the history
lng Tickets purchased from spectators will De
refused at the door" The Crescent Glee club was
Tor the occasion, but the Cheering was much mora
In evidence. At times the noise ntertered with the
The first half ended with the Crescents leading
by goal 70 0. but In the second period St Mich
lead until near the end when the Crescents tailed
and few minutes later made what some claimed
not allowed the period ended with the score at
II required more than seventeen minutes for the
IiieesscehS 10 make the first game of the night
tnS GtIl,on Gagged the puck after neatly lodging D.
hiT m ne s!.. sent & the rubber flying by Hayward.
Souther a long shot from near the centre Wall
when back OF his own net. was checked by h Cor
shot quickly that Mckenzie did not See the puck
until 1t landed IN the Wilder made the sec
the ice from Marcus. Linton evened the score
near near Il uhs close OF the game on pass out nom
After the extra period began the play was fast
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