New-York tribune., 1908-01-22
HOCKEY CLUBDEFEATED
CRESCENTS WIN AGAIN.
Hall q Host in Himself an Fast,
Hard Fought Game.


team the Crescent Athletic Club defeated 'ne
45octe,- Climb Of New York by a score Of . goals
.o 81 the St Nicholas rink last night IL was
she ffth game Of the Amateur Hockey League
championship series. It was a wonderfully ias'
and exciting contest. and brought out some
great individual as we'll as clever team Worh'
In spots il was q little ragged, but on the "hoie
was as good a game as has been piayed tis
wear. especially in the second half when the
score was tied by the Hockey Club scoring
twice in the first three minutes Of play For the
next ten minutes the struggle was fast and
furious with great rushes and fine defensive
work
The Hockey Club. although defeated, put up
s hard. plncky game, the weak point being the
shooting. Bryan their best shot. was kept so
well covered that he seldom found good open
ing. The losers showed distress from the fast
work in the last five minutes.
Without Wall coverpoint the ex-cham-
rions would have been defeated in all prob
ability. He played his usual calm. heady game.
and showed great generalship. He seems to
improve with age and is still the best
playing the position in the league. He was well
supported by both O-Flynn and Lang Shiebler
was not up 10 his usual form Blake played
well at left wing. The Crescents however made
mistake in the early part of the game by
placing Lifflton at left wing and Blake at centre
between the former and Shirre1. but when
Ldfhton resumed his old place the two worked
brilliantly together and were in every plav
Ellison carried off the honors of the evening
he put up magnificent game. and was well
protected by both Russell and Mckenzie Phil
lips showed Improvement at right wing and
Harmon was seen to advantage Bryan was too
closely watched TO 90 effective work. and Keefe
was hurt early in the game, which took much Of
the vim out of him
The game was clean for such fast one The
only fault to find with the referees was that
they we're little too lenient on offside plays
The game started with rush and first one
goal and then another was attacked with no re-
suit Phillips made pretty run and shot but
Lang took good care Of the puck. and Liffiton
and Shirref returned with it in splendid com
bination, but the formers shot was wide
shiebler, shirref and Blake followed this with
another great exhibition of team play, but Nc
kenzie spoiled II by checking Blake before he
could shoot pass again.
Harmon. Keefe and Phillips returned TO the
other end of the rink, but their shooting was
wild. and then LifTiton got right in on Ellison
with TO interfere. but the latter made one
Of his sensational stops. and robbed the Crescent
man Of apparently sure goal
Russell and Mckenzie were playing their posi-
theV
came in or forced them behind the net before
they could shoot. The Crescents at this period
were forcing the play. and pretty pass from
Blake 10 Shfrref to Lifflton made Ellison turn
a neat trick to block the latjer's shot. A scrim-
mage followed. and Ellison rushed out of his
goal. but. with three Crescent men right in
front. they could not get possession of the puck.
keefe was hurt and the game delayed for some
time. but he pluckily resumed. and was no
sooner back than LifHton right from the face-off
scored as he dodged Harmon and Mckenzie. 1t
was well done and loudly cheered.
Bryan and Phillips and Keefe then attacked
the Crescent goal but Lang took good care of
the last nanled's hard shot. just before the half
ended Shirreff. Lifiton Blake and Shiebler
rushed down the ice. passing from to the
other until shirreff got near enough 10 shoot
\ His shot stopped; then Blake got the puck
on the rebound and fired it at Ellison. but again
he stopped, in doing so overbalancing himself
and before he could straighten up Lfiton
knocked the rubber between the posts. The half
ended = 20 0 in favor of the Crescents. It took
seventeen minutes to score the first goal
u required only two minutes and twelve sec
onds for Bryan to tally the first goal in the
second period for the Hockey Club. He re-
oeived the puck from Phillips and brought about
the goal on one of his long. hard shots. Twen-
Bryan, made the second point for the Hockey
Club and tied the score.
The struggle became warmer every minute
with each man doing mis- utmost TO gain ad-
vantage for his team Bryan came close on
another long shot. but this time Lang saved
Wall returned the whole length OF the rink and
shot. but Ellison in the right place. The
Hockey Club was now playing better and kept
the Crescents on the defence for a few minutes
and Lang busy Harmon Phillips and
Keefe shot hard and accurately al him. but he
saved each time Shiebler and Shirreff finally
relieved. but could not pass Ellison although
thay got right in 10 him At last, however
6feke got by him on neat shot on A pass from
Shirref Shiebler 10 Blake Three minutes
later ShiebIer tailed q pass from Lif1ton
The Crescents were working in on goal and
always had a man At anchor. Shirreff from
Iittleton in pretty team work brought about
the last goal. The lineup follows:
Crescent a c S5 Positions Hockey cub %