New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-12
NEW YORK WINS BY
SINGLE GOAL.
st. Nicks Make Good Stand
in Last League Game
Of the Season.
FINAL STANDING IN AMATEUR
HOCKEY LEAGUE.

BY defeating the ST. Nicholas Skating
Club last night at the local rink in the
last game of the season. the New York
Athletic Club seven won the championship
OF the Amateur Hockey League FOR the
second year in succession. i was a bitter
struggle from enj to end, and the
Nictors earned the title by the narrow mar
gin of one goal. the score being to 2. 1t
looked gloomy for the champions in the
first part OF the game. as the Santa Claus
men scored two goals within the first
twelve minutes Of play. That was all, how
ever. The champions steadied down and
tailed once in the first half and twice In
ths second.
In the early stages the losers ouJplayed
taeir opponents and kept them on the de-
sensive. but the champions at length
found themselves and IN the second half
il was all New York. The winners kept
up a rapid fire on Feitner in the final
period, while Mills, at the other end. was
only called upon twice TO save his goal.
II was q fast, hard checking game
throughout. but the hockey shown was not
of the championship class. the play OF the
winners being particularly Disappointing
in fact, this years seven does not compare
with the fast, scientific seven Of last sea
son. and in only one or two games have
best match was in the second meeting with
the Wanderers. when their team work.
which was so noticeable last year, brought
them out winners. They have. however.
lost only one game in the league race. the
Crescents downing them two weeks ago.
The ST Nicholas men played a hard, ag-
Eressve game last night and checked their
opponents effectively, their method Of polk
ing at the puck working havoc with the for
wards. Had they been able 70 go through
The season with the same seven with which
they started they would have been con-
tenders right up TO the end As ii was. they
came near bringing about tie last night,
for had they defeated the New York
AthletA. Club team the latter would have
been on even terms with the Wanderers
and play-off would have been necessary.
The ST. Nicholas players took the Mer-
curry Foot men by surprise after the face
off and after ten minutes play Cornell
tailed on A pass from behind the net. shoot
Ing the goal with his back toward the goal
KEEPER one minute later Leake repeated
on long shot from near centre. which
went by three men and landed in the nets.
The leaders forced the fight for the next
FIVE minutes but Mills. White and Broad
foot prevented further scoring. Then Shr-
ref secured the rubber near the centre oi
the ice and. lodging two or three men
worked in on Feitner and scored a pretty
goal for New York
Just after the second half opened Clarke
nd Broadfoot went down the ice together
and passed every man on tho opposing
seven. but Clarke missed an easy shot
which If properly directed could not have
been stopped by Feitner. In five minutes
however. Peabody went down the left side
which got by Feitner and tied the score.
Immediately after this Clarke put the
champions in the lead. when he connected
with the nets on shot from a scrimmage
picking the rubber out from a bunch Of
players and shooting il home for the goa
that spelled victory
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