New-York tribune., 1908-03-06
CRESCENTS WIN TITLE
PLAY BRILLIANT HOCKEY.
Monster Croscd Sees NesC York
4thLefic Club Beaten.

Ry defeating IN. New York Athletic Club I've
goals last night a. the ST. Nicholas rink the
t,-esoen, Athletic Club won hack the championship
.r the Amateur Hockey League. which II lost 20
,hr s. Nicholas Hockey Club 8 year ago The
seven must meet the St Nicholas men on Iuesoay
rcxt and even oefest would not cost the utie-
Tho BROOKLYN players well deserve the honors, for
rh~v have played fast brilliant hockey throughout
Tho season and there question as 20 their
superiority over the other sevens in the league
LAST nights game Was fast and exciting from
start finish and kept the huge crowd that
naked every nook and corner OF the rink in s
stare og wild excitement until final whistle blew.
The contest was not one-sided as the score
indicates snd while the better team won. the Mer-
crI-v put Up hard. stiff fight from BE-
ginning - end. The Crescent team won because II
was composed Of more finished and superior inoi-
,idl1sl rlsvers Their speed was wonderful and
Their raising and shooting swift end true. a man
never had take time TO look for his tes-nr1ate
TTr always knew where should Re. end generally
found him in The night place The winners got
night in on goal by their great rIshes and once
there they knew what 70 90 with the puck. That
where the Mercury Foot men were weak They
missed 81 critical moments shot poorly when
they LAD an opening. They played the only kind
~ game however. tf7st could give them chance
aSstrsr the Crescents. and that oTnbinstion,
and they worked Il beautifully ~ times
Castlensn. the star forward Of the Winged Foot
team. was watched SO closely for the first thirty
r1inutes n play that he seldom got IN any Of his
great dashes but the latter part Of the game he
very much in evidence Broadfoot the
star o. the team last night and his slow. zgzag
runs carried him repeatedly on nets, but his
shooting wild or there was no one in TO take
his pass CastIeraan ts the only effective shooter
the seven. hut he wei covered 10 be
dangerous
man r1led Of His offence was for tripping shir-
-er. Russell handled the game cleverly and
o-s1de play got away from him.
Dalton drew the puck when the whistle blew
sDd passed 10 Castleulan. but LffHton caught him
snd started for the opposite end. and he
chacked by Brorhy. passed 70 SIirref. Vho sent
the rubber Shiebler- The latter shot wide Dolby
and shirreT each followed with good tries. but
Mills vas il TIE right place TIE Half Moon
players werA forcing the pace ana playing Ike
lightning. hut could not penetrate the strong New
York defence. Broadfoot. IN particular was a
-eT1tsble stone wall. and. not content with play
tnE strong defensive game continually rush
inE down lie ice.
The tide OF battle TUNED for = few minutes and
the Crescent defence kept busy. Coocan. Pea
body and Casilernan getting n good shots. but
Lang saved Finally Ldfiton broke away. and IN
grand burst Of sIeed which CARRIED him past
ne opposing defence he wheeled in on Mills and
hesi MN easily i vas pretty goal and brought
about single handed after six minutes Of 7iay
Both seTe1s were showing good team work and
frst one goal and then the other was attacked.
Dalton came close with good shot. hut on Cas-
Tler1an's hack him Immediately afrer7vard
lie missed an easy one and O'F1y-nn took the rub
her and started Tor The other end a sCrirnuaEe
followed In front OF the New York goal and Lif7ton
poked the rubber past Mills for the second goal
The Crescent roo1ers went wild with Joy ana one
minute later ShirTeff repeated 1he trick on nass
from Dolby, who received the puck from Wall. The
game vas even for the remainder Of the half and
neither team could score again.
II took Shirref just Ihirty-four seconds 70 make
play ano brought about by his h,1TrIli7-
-4-zas runs. The New Workers braced after THIS
-ld KEPT The brooklynlreS the defence but
tsf latter 1ei back on their goal and spite Of
sard shots 10y Dalton. CooIican and CastIernau
i'.-hellied any scoring Every once in d while
a rfSccri forward would break away. only O be-
stepped hy BToadfoOr B-gphy. At length
'i-js-iIsaTi. az T-aI piece EorK. lodged n al
-i1 mace ri Quick shot which hy Lang ne
20, y Ia Ger silI
GROUND The Crescent cage.
Wall finally emerged from The bunch Hov-ey,-
.la song a.l fl@ wsT down shot The puck re-
.-e-i'n'1 -T9 @Ealn le shot and Lttitou rushed
scoring T9s 'r=~-enIs forced rla -lav - -
se'nslrder o. IN game The lineup follows
crescent g. .-.5'- Positions. New York A. e.. Do.
Nan ------- -------- "a. toig5 g.
hHlr-~fr- .--.-------- ,as,7e--s-
~5ief.er. 2 "a --------- .-@-. "a. u
Iortr T. n ---.-----''------ 71 'a-l@,.
.=ozlsFo- C@s-euts I,Hron 30 shirrefs 90 for Heuy
-- Ai.'f1 'l15- 1astlelrzr 30. T2Hf-TeeW llIlar1
~fs-aas EEo.seE Tr1-tres- Frank F-rI-97
ilo-Ees ah and Harold Harvard Nicholas F5oezey
halves - minutes
STANDING OF THE c1.rBs
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