New-York tribune., 1909-03-07
YANKEE SEVEN WINS
CH4NPTONS OF CANADA
IN DEFEAT.
Nezc York 4. &. Team Earns Brill
ant Hockey Victory in
Extra Period.

J. the fastest, most excitl--g and best played
game Of hockey seen Al St Nicholas Rink This sea-
son tie Now York Athletic Club. winners OF the
championship o. the Amateur Hockey League, de-
feated The NictorisS, OF Montreal. amateur cham
rlofs Of Canada by the Of goals 10 &, after
an extra period OF hYe minutes This virtually
makes the New York Athletic Club team amateur
champions Of tie world The Winged Foot men
have not lost game this season, ID their victory
last night S fitting climax 60 successful season
They won last night their rlerits, after hard
uphill fgt7 At the end Of the hrst half the score
was against them, when they were cer-
rsinl7 outpIayed but they came back strong in the
second period and tailed toice and tied the score
for their opponents were unable to cage the PUCK
once. Thus the game ended ia draw It was
then decided play an extra period Of I'VE minutes
u this tine tie locals tailed three times and the
Canadians once
The turning point in the game caIre when Coolcan
was hurt and had TO retire. kayauagh went on
10 even mp. ard from then on The Winged Foot men
forced the pace and toward the end o. the game
had things IN their own hands
No Canadian team ever tried harder 10 WIN lh6h
the Victories They fought hard every inch OF the
way. and looked to be sure winners al the end OF
rhe first half. but they tired toward the end. due
the fact that they were NO at TraYeTs Island IN
1he afternoon
The rink was filled with one Of the most enthusi-
astic crowds that ever gathered there Not for one
minute during the fifty minutes Of actual play ola
the cheering let up. There were many Canadians
present. who urged their fellow CountTyInen from
across the border TO do their best The game was
remarkably free from rouEhness for such fast
hard fought contest, and not one man was put on
during the game
While The Toronto University team which played
the Crescents here q year ago. put UP more spec
TacIlsr and better game Of al-arcuTd hockey last
nights struggle was mu-h more interesting and
more stubbornly contested. Even the locals most
enthusiastic followers had not expected their IA
of bar9 SriK
They pIaved better and faster than ever before,
and Shirreh the star OF the seven and the
fastest man the ice. His speed was marvellous
Csstleran played his usual careful, heady game
and was on The puck al the time Coolcan ana
PEABODY were in great form and played brilliant
hockey Too much cannot be said Of The defence
o. The locals White was . surprise 10 every one
ard never seen 10 such good advantage ana
Broadfoor and Strange played brilliantly strange
reek Nlss place n goal, the latter Is seriously
sFI with paeumonia, and won the qplause OF the
house by has many clever stops
For the visitors Bowie. when working in his true
@orrr was the Of the game and his cool headed
work clever stick handling and generalshiP kept al
ewes fastened on him He was slow in getting
started however. and for the hrst ten minutes
-ook II very easy. Then he got going, and until
well into the SeCcnd period was inyincible- but for
rhe last five minutes Of the regular game and IN the
extra period he showed signs Of distress He rel
ereea the great game in Ottawa on Wednesday
r7ight when the Ottawas back the Stanley
Cup from the Wanderers, Of Montreal It VIII De
div understood that a who had been traV-
cling about since Wednesday night was hardly IN
condition 70 stand grueuing contest The de-
feree Of the visitors was very strong, and Robert
son in goal made many clever stops Campbell
AZ point and Kennedy. At coverpoint not only
PLAYED their positions Wei, but We're oohlluaii'
rushing into local ice.
sShirreff- made the first try at goal when play
started but Robertson robbed him Of what looked
ike a sure tally. Bowie and Slater returned with
no better result as White stopped them In little
more than two minutes kavauagh broke loose from
near the centre Of the See and. skating down the
side made the first goal Four minutes later
Coolicaa evened the score Whes Shirren carried
the rubber into the visitors ice and passed TO nm
s-oalican received the puck with his back TO the
net hut he wheeled around and made pretty goal
one minnie later Bowie put the Canadians in the
lead on a pace from Slater Shirreff then made a
iaeautifal shot which Robertson was lucky 10 stop
THE latter was playing great game between the
posts. Finally Peabody again brought about tie
when he Tailed the rebound Of Coolicans shot'
and five minutes later. 13 -0s, Shrref put the
locals in the lead GA a pretty pass from White,
The Eictorias now began to show their true form
ana the pace set-was terrific one Every man on
their seven was holding his position and forging
straight ahead There was not skating ali over
The ice but just straight ahead work II no open
ing urssented itself. the men made one and Went
right in or the nets Ia rapid succession bo"ig
scored three times mostly by his own Individual
.sfcrrs The half which was Of twenty-five MIN
1,tes duration ended TO in favor Of the VISITORS
The fast pace kept up in the second hail. win
-be locals playtng a much stronger game First
one goal ana then The othe- was attacked ouI
without result until nine minutes had passed When
groadfoot emerged from scrimmage IN front OF
his own goal and, skating down The right SIDE OF
1he rink made Z clever goal unasslsted
The locals fought hard TO make UP the one goal
they needed 20 tie the score and Just two minutes
before the close Shirren tailed unasssted coming
from behind the net and right around in front until
,,e was in a position 10 shoot The game ended
with the score. So
An extra period OF five minutes was ceclded upon
h-rer made the first goal in forJy-nFe secoilos'
and forty seconds later Bowie again tied the score
-, -,azS 4rc-n Gilbert 1t was all New York from
This on. and Peabody scored from the LETT ana
xaw seconds later Castlenan lodged Kennedy ana
Campbell and as the goalkeeper rushed out 10
check him. passed him also ana Tiayfully Slocheo
- ,cl- j., he net Il was great game, vel won