The sun., 1909-01-30
HOCKEY.
NV York 4. G. Wins n Fast Game From
the Crescent A. &. Team.

The New York Athletic Club hocke,
team won the game played at the 81
Nicholas Skating Rink last night agains
the team OF the Crescent Athletic Club
The score was 7 goals to /. The contes
was not nearly as one sided as the scor
would Indicate and when the final whistl
blew the players on both sides realize,
that they had played hard game.
was last too, and for the whole of thl
ilrst half and little more than nine minute,
OF the second the New York team had nj
u could do to keep the Crescent payeri
! from scoring. and the Crescent team con-
tlhually broke mp the team work OF the
strongest bidders for this seasons cham
pionship honors. The cubs" Of the Cres.
cent team did well. They played fast,
showed good team work, checked wei
and put up good defence. They are i'm
proving fast and will develop into a good
team or bert Mackenzie IL much mistaken
These players are lighter than those Of the
New York Athletic Club and not nearly
so experienced. and they lost toward the
END OF the contest because they lacked
condition They were tired out.
For IN" winners Castleman was the whole
team. lir was everywhere in every play
and scored six goals The others were
outclaSsed
Scarborough for the Crescents did we'll
and stopped many hard shots. He let some
rather easy ones 20 by. but these were
generally when he alone had to defend
the cage and the man with the puck was
close upon him II. Putnam OF the st.
Nicholas club was the referee. He let
many onside plays get by and one Of these
resulted IN goal being scored for the
NpW Works, but he Was impartial in his
decisions and both sides got away with
The game started with a rush. The
puck was NJ and down the ice. and alt homgh
ne New lorks made some hard attacks
and scarborough stopped several hard
shots. The Crescent forwards were In
me game from the start. and Mills had
90 ~ front of the net. more than he has
had yet thus season. Cast eman sent one
hard one az scarborough which was neatly
stopped and cleared. although the New
York men were close on to him. Then
Blake. liftiton and Kennedy by good team
work attacked, and the puck VAS kept ont
4nE 43nlE after DESPERATE scrrnmage. Pea
PACK, hut " O'Rourke and iawley broke up
the play. 1hen after nearly twelve minutes
,hstleman by very pretty hockey lodged
thr9ugh the opposing team. carried the
PUCK close up to scarborough and landed 1t
In the net.
was sentenced to half minute. While
he was on Kennedy was struck in the
face by Castlpman'S stick and as soon as
- Rourke got on the ice again he was hurt
strick on his face. Toward the
end OF the half Kennedy and Shiyreff mixed
things M too roughly and eacn was put
on for one minute.
In the second half Linton sent the first
shot al the cage. but II was stopped and |,
Cast lemau taking It on a forward pass |
rushed II back. but Scarborough was on /
sent to tho bench for two minutes. Hardy /
made slash at Castlemau ana ne got two |
minutes: tastleman scored the second |
goal. He shot and Linton put up his hand .
q stop the puck. The rubber hit Linton a
land and bounded into the net. This was
liter three minutes Of play.
Three minutes later Kennedy made one
y the most spectacular plays OF the game
te secured the puck near his own cage:
Sating very fast he dod ged through the
,ew ork line and then finding White and
irOadfoot IN front Of him he shot between
mem and the puck went straight and true
lto the net
This play seemed TO wake the New York I
eam up. tastlemln scored the newt goal
nassisiet ia thirtv-hye seconds Nearly
NO minutes later Pea body scored from a
rrimmqge. Broadfoot had shot and Scar.
orough, whu stopped the puCG was slow
clearin 2 aud Fea body pushed IL into the
Ct tastlenan scored HRain thirty-snysn
'couds after the iaceo, from Scrimma 90
ardy and White we're pat oil each for two
linutes for little TOO close attention 10
i"h other Kennedy Eot "a minute for
'ippNV and the lust goal WAS scored while .
enned" was on the iCe by Cgstlenan on a
'.ss out from behind tho uct
The teams lined up as follows
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