The sun., 1909-02-14

Baltimore, first introduced the game In
this country. He organized a team oil
! students and induced the Quebec team to
visit Baltimore and play game.
In 1895 the Shamrocks and Montrealers
played in New York and other large cities
and the game became popular from the
start. The American Hockey League was
organized In 1888. The clubs originally
in the league were the New York Athletic
Club, the Crescent Athletic Club Of Brook
lyn. the st. Nicholas Skating Club and
the Brooklyn Skating Club. Barlow =.
Weeks was the first president,
In the frat season the New York Ath-
letic Club won the championship. The
next year the Hockey Club OF New York
and the Montolsir Hockey Club were ad.
mitted, and again the New York Athletic
club won. In the season OF is9S-s9 the
Crescent Athletic Club did not have team
on the ice. The Brooklyn club won the
championship with eight victories and
no defeats.
won the championship. and that year the
Naval Militia had q team. which played in
place Of the Montclair team. The next
year Philadelphia entered the league. and
In that year the Crescents won again,
holding the championship until Iso+-O5,
when the Wanderers won
The Crescents won the next year, then
the st. Nicholas won after hard fight
with the Crescents. and last year the
Crescents captured the championship for
the seventh time. After winning many
Of the older players. like Bob Wall, William
Dolby and O'Flynn, retired. This year
the club IA last in the tournament. the
team being made up Of young players.
The New York Athletic Club team. which
won the frst two championships. work ed
hard to win again, and until this year
while 1t showed prominently 1t was always
just beaten. This year the club has the
best team on the ice according 10 the
records played so far. and unless ii has
sudden bad streak Of hard luck 1t should
capture the cup which is embleinatic Of
the championship,
This cup was offered two years ago
by the league. 1t ia a handsome trophy
and has to be won three times. The St
Nicholas and Che Crescent teams have
each won il once.
teams were mostly made up Of Canadians.
and young Americans were coached 70
make second teams. These younger
players have developed well. and now
American players are in the majority on
the teams. Many Of them are former
college players.
The games in this city are played az the |
ST. Nicholas Skating Rink 81, At each end |
Of the ice. which is artificial. two goals |
are erected, These are formed Of posts |
four feet apart with a rail connecting
the tops and a net at the back.
There are seven men on team. Four
u these are on what Is known as the for
ward line. and three the defence.
The line 10 composed Of a player who il |
called centre. two wings. left and right. |
and a rover. who. as his name implies,
-oves all over the ice. The defence is
Of the goal keeper. who stands
IN front Of the net; point. who is in front
,f him. and cover point still further ont
,n the ice.
The puck. which is now made Of rubber.
= placed in the centre OF the ice between
he two centres. and when the referee
Flows his whistle each strives to secure
{ and pass it to some other player on
lis own team, who AZ once tries to advance
t toward the opponents goal. The
kating Is fast from the start. The
,lsyer with the puck tries to dodge his
opponents. and failing will send the
mck quickly to some other player on
lis own team. Those on the opposte
tide will try to stop this pass to gain
he puck and 70 work it toward their
opponents goal.