New-York tribune., 1908-03-11
HARD FIGHT AT HOCKEY
ST. NICHOLAS BEATEN.
Crescent Team Wins and Ends Sea-
son Without Defeat.

In of the most interesting and exciting
hockey games of the season. with the result In
doubt right up to the last second Of play, the
Crescent Athletic Club defeated the ST. Nicholas
Hockey Club last night at the st. Nicholas Rink
by score Of goals 20 ;. 1t was fast, clean
hockey, with the ST N holas playing in the
lest form they have reiown this season.
The speed and clevarness of last years cham
picns were surprise TO every one present "hlie
a remarkable feature about their scoring was that
nearly all their goals made from within a
few feet of the net AS a rule they rely almost en-
trely upon long shots, at which Souther Wilder
and Gordon experts. Putnam. new man at
rover, while not finished player. put up hard,
stiff game.
The Crescents were without the services of shieb-
Ter but Kennedy, who took his place at right
wing, played well. The change, however naturally
affected the team work of the new champions
They had their speed. but they were weak IN shooI-
ing and missed sev>raI easy chances to score
The play was so fast and the ST Nicholas men
checked closely, that the Brooklynites could not
get in their brilliant combination work successfully
BY winning last night the Half Moon men went
through the without a defeat, as IL was
their final game in the series. The contest had
no bearing on the championship. for the CrescentS
were safely intrenChed in first place, win or lose.
There was big crowd on hand, and 1t was Kept
at high pitch of excitement throughout the
contest. In fact. the game brought out mere Ell
thusiasm than had been seen this year
The Crescents started off with a rush, ana IL
looked as if they going to make a runaway
match Of it, for they scored their first goal IN
50 seconds and another one hve minutes iater-
Dolby made the first goal by being in the right
place at the right time. He rushed IN on hen-
nedvs shot got the puck the rebound ana
slammed it past Hayward. Liffiton made the sec
ond one practically unasssted, as he received the
puck past and lodging man after man.
worked right in and easily passed hayward ~
scrimmage followed this in front of the Crescent
goal and Souther finally poked the rubber past
Lang and two minutes later Thompson stopped
O'Fiynn as he rushing down the ice, ana
stealing the puck from him, wheeled round ana
neatly tailed. thus tieing the score.
Shirreff then put the Crescents in the lead by a
pretty piece of individual work AS he rushed i'll
on goal the puck kept rolling in such a way
that he could not shoot, and he got by the nets
before he could deliver it. but he skated back and
around to the other side. and then wheeling quick
Iy, shot the rubber by Hayward beIore he hlle"
what had happened.
moment later the score was again tied, when
Souther shot from close range. II was fast and
close at this stage, with the st. Nicholas men
sticking so closely TO the Crescents and checking
them SO hard they could do little Finally Ken
nedy on pass Shirref. again put his team
in the lead. and 20 seconds before the end of
the half Liffiton added another he got the rub
ber on the rebound of Dobby's shot.
Souther scored the first goal in the second half
on a long shot which struck OF'lynn and slid
by Lang before the latter it. Liffiton made
the next in pretty combination with Shirref.
Souther then made good run. and when right in
passed to Putnam. who was alone and unchecked
front of Lang. but he missed. Putnam redeemed
himself moment later when he knocked the rub
Der in after Gordon's shot had been stopped. With
the score 8 to 3, the st. Nicholas worked had
for a tie, but the Crescents held them safe. Put
twice put off for tripping in the latter
part of the second half. These were the only penal
ties of the game.
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