New-York tribune., 1909-03-03
I0CKEY FIGHT OVER
-NEHy YORK WINS TITLE.
Crescent SeCen No Match for the
Mercury Foot Team.

Pr defeating the Crescent Athletic Club last
night al the St Nicholas Rink tie New York AJn-
letic Club won the championship o. me Ali'..ni -
Hockey League. The score was goals TO : Inc
Aercu-v Foot seven has only cne more game To
play. asainst the Hockey Club Of New York ana
even If beaten would still win the utje held last
season by the Crescent team
While the crowd was larger than has been seen
at some Of the games this season. It was nererth
less the smallest that has attended = hockey
game between these two big Gibbs The game was
considered foTegone conclusion, 50 ira; only the
faithful put in an appearance.
The Crescents put up a hard. plucky hgnt against
great ODDS They were beaten from the start for
when the first period was half over the New
Workers had a comnan nding lead. and before me
end Of the half had the score up to goals to l.
Ar1ie Lifiton was the backbone Of oolh me &c
fence and attack for the Crescent team. and was
closely watched by the opposing players. for they
never knew when he would break through thelr
whole team. Walker PLAYED much better last nlEhl'
and Is q gritty. hard worker, who with proper
coaching viii develop into good man
The Mercury Foot wera fast and their team
work was excellent They are il good condition
now for the hard game Of Saturday night when
fhey will take the Ice against the Nictorlas, or
Montreal at the St Nicholas Rink strange was
IN goal last night in place Of Mills.
The game had hardly started last night when
Peabody shot the first goal for New York II was
followed by several hot attacks on the Crescent
net. but the players of the latter team by strong
defensive work protected their goal 10y SIX ili--
.1tes when Castlernan tailed a pass from ShlF-
ref The next two goals went TO Coohcan IN ll-T'
and Il.56 Then little more than minute AFTER
ward Peabody lodged Lif1ton and scored again.
Linton. the Crescent coverpoirt, followed Win d
pretty run down the ice and he was checked ny
Broadfsot, passed 10 Hardy The last naned re-
turned the puck 10 Il57ton. who scored the hrst
goal for his team \ minute before the hall eTdeo
Cast3enan tailed the sixth goal for New YORK uI-
assisted During the half Hardy was put of Tor
two minutes for rough checking. and White got one
minute for tripping.
Just after the second half opened Bi2ke vas PC'
OF the ice fer three minutes for slash1ns IN
CrcsCents started oIt with more de ermlnatlo1 ana
fght than in the first session, and the game was
fast and even for ( time Coclican finally scored
for the New Workers after the Crescents had fooled
with the puck in front Of their own goal for some
time snirren Immediately after this was put on
for rough body checking
The game grew faster and roUghe-. and Ken
reGx and -ifHron were rushing up the ice con
sirllall 70 hei75 out their forwards. but they cold
no: score Castlenan made the eighth goal Tor MS
team on his third attempt in as many seconds
F3llo3ing this Hardy scored for the Crescents the
muck carrorning of Broadfoot's shoulder into The
net
Neither team was able to cage the puck again.
Just before the game ended Coolican was ruled on
for rough work IN checking Kennedy
Tg-a 1ne-1lp follows