New-York tribune., 1909-01-13
HOCKEYCLUB DEFEATED
PLAYS WELL, BUT LOSES.
st. Nicholas Wins Fast Game by
Good IndiuduaI Play.

Although the Hockey Club Of New York was de-
feated by st. Nicholas IN the third game OF the
Amateur Hockey League championship series at the
st. Nicholas Rink last night by goals 70 g. the
team outpayed the winners and put up much
better article of hockey But the losers had not g.
Souther a Feitner, and that tells the story. In
his day Ellison was probably the best goalkeeper
in the league, but last night Feitner, for 81.
Nicholas, showed up to much better advantage, ana
made seemingly impossible stops. He had twice as
much work TO do as Ellison, but he was equal 10
the occasion almost every play.
For brief period in the first half the shots came
at him fast but himself could keep track
OF the puck but he defended his goal cleveriy His
team mate Souther. at coyerpoint, was equally as
brilliant, playing strong game both on the defence
and on the attack. Once he got properly going I'D
the ice the whole opposing seven could not stop
him and he went right TO goal. Directly or IN
directly, ne responsible for every geal scored
for St Nicholas. His work 50 far this season
stamps him only the greatest coverpoint, but
good an all around man as there is in the league
The Hockey Club team as a whole. however
played a stronger game and showed the best COM
bination work of any seven in the league 10 date.
Over and over again the men carried the rubber
we'll into St. Nicholas ice, but they could not get
the puck by Feitner.
On the defence, Hamley at coverpoint was weak.
He fed his forwards well and made numerous good
rushes down the ice, but he could not stop an op-
posing forward coming at him In the latter part OF
the second half he sent up the line and
Britton fell back coverpoint. The change worked
better.
The whole defensive tactics OF the losers were ct
fault. Instead OF playing for their man they in
varably went for the puck. and it was easy for St.
Nicholas 10 get by them. Taking the game as a
whole It was the most interesting and best played
OF any previous contest.
The refereeng as off sides poor last night
and several fragrant forward passes got away from
Kennedy. one Of which resulted in goal for St.
Nicholas.
Before the game started floral horseshoe was
presented 70 Harry Bryan by the Hockey Club
members and q number of his enthusiastic admir-
ers in appreciation OF the good work he has done
for the club for the last three four years.
BRYAN showed his appreciation by scoring the first
goal OF the game just three minutes and forty
three seconds after the whistle blew. He made the
tally after Britton's shot had been stopped. Imme-
diately after this Russell put off for two min
utes for holding Chew, and while he was or Souther
scored on a run the full length OF the ice. After
a time Gordon got the rubber and slammsd il by
Ellison and the half ended to l. with the Hockey
Club firing.
BRYAN drew the puck on the opening Of the sec
ond period lost 1t Gordon, then got It again
and went right in st. Nicholass goal. but his
accurate shot was cleverly stopped. Britton dup-
Gated the play. but with no better success. Bryan
had q great opening on pass from Britton i'm
nedately after when right in goal, but he shot
wide ST. Nicholas had not had chance at the
other end of the ice up TO this point. but Chew
soon flew the left side of the rink and. pass
ing over to Gordon the latter scored after nearly
three minutes of play. One minute later souther
In another OF his brilliant dodging runs which car
ried him right into Ellison. tailed again.
With the score TO l against them, the Hockey
Club went into the struggle with greater determine
ton than ever but the best they could do 10
chalk up two more goals, Bryan doing the trick on
the first on a pass from Keefe, and then Keefe
scored on pretty piece Of individual work.
The lineup follows