New-York tribune., 1908-01-24
WANDERERS SHUT OUT
ST. NICKS DO THE TRICK.
Hockey League Champions Win an
EaSg Victory.

u noo~lv plaved and at times rough game Of
hockey the St Nicholas seven defeated the Wan
derers last night at the St Nicholas Rink by {
reals 70 O. The champions had it all their own
~ from the start and tailed four goals in the
first period and two in the second II was not
f-sliaut playing on the part of the winners that
brought them out victorious. but rather the mser-
abe showing made by their opponents.
The Wanderers appear TO be going back with
zach game they play. Last night Williams. Horn
-eck and Woods were the only men on the team
who displayed any cleverness- The team Work was
e~rat.c and the shooting weak There is not a man
of the seven who can direct the puck with &C
curscy ard force, and when an opening presented
itself the Wanderers unable to take advantage
Of Il II they did get a good start for 1he 81
Nicholas goal the roUr forwards punched lnste3d
Ct spreading out. and were consequently easlIS
stopped by the opposing defence Williams mace
7-anv brilliant run. but MS shot almost lnVarlaoIy
IeIl snort went wide.
The Wanderers had two new men on the team
last night but this failed 70 strengthen It any
,5orl!sra a much heTalded man from Canada aP-
--,s~e5 AZ centre and RuggIes another Canadian,
8 roint Neither cid anything out OF the ofol
nary. 49,
The St Nicholas men cannot seem 10 Lea'1 =
form that won the championship ior '-iei'i -
wear. They may come around all Tlght oy tie IL ~
fbev face the Crescents. but their play 10 oar -
80 faen so good as either the latter or me -
York Athletic Club. in spite OF tneT lawns 80
festod the Winged Foot men Thompson va N0S 80.
g. left wing last night hut ne Is 'i'1 -
g Chew. whom ne replaced -,, and
Several men were ruled Oh AoI -O~7
I3lrfresre went OF twice -. make
T. r,rk rba champions only FIVE minutes - -
,-.ef- first goal which 10 many at+0@ = -.
.,o-as fronr sn offsfde pass s7outlie1
- -, . rsss from Wilder SoutHeT aISo ne l
= - -,ofnr I'VE minutes later, on a pea-'i11
80 from 9 difficult angle TO the rieEt OF me NJ
7E-5rsr,s followed this with good run ana slIo'
,-ricb Harvard took good care OF, however Du-
-. go- close on the St Nicholas goal and had
c. excellent chance 70 score. but shot wide and u
Gordon received the puck and returned, ouI was
e-7rre5 by Horrreck. Thompson got the puck
1,ov-arer and passed 70 D Gordon. who shot Il
,,z0l 70 the first named, who scored Ruffles ana
Dfresne were both put of al this time for roush
---,~1- 71uf-esne's offence being fer siashins d
Gordon. X. Gordon scored the last goal OF the
1,ar< on a long hard shot from the centre.
The second period vas hardly opened when II
Gordon scored again. on q pass from Souther, ana
Thomson q couple Of minutes later repeated the
----L On q shot from sCrlnlnsse N front OF the
1ya-=e-s-s- goal The Wanderers braced little
sfra- -Hfs and gave Hayward three or four feeole
shots - look after: from then on the champions
forced The play bur were unable 10 tally again
I-s---rrers was put Of for ''swi1lng. and three
minutes before the game ended both DUfresne and
= Gordon were put of for the remainder Of the
contest for sIashing at each other with their sticks
TIE lineup follows: