New-York tribune., 1910-02-02
HOCKEY CLUB LOSES
ONE PLAYER INJURED.
Nezo York Il. {. Seucn Holds
Place IN League Race.
STANDING IN THE AMATEUR
HOCKEY LEAGUE.

,r,o leaders and taJIenders in the race
Co, tho cbanpionship of the Amateur
1Ioc1,ev Teagne met for the first time TINS
season at the ST. Nicholas Skating RINK ias1
right and the New York Athletic Ciun
had no difficulty in scoring goals ana
shutting out the Hockey Club of New
York. The first period OF play ended 70
i'm favor of the amateur champions.
notwithstanding the onesidedness OF the
score the game was interesting and nara
fought from beginning to end The Hockey
clubs inability 20 shoot straight ana
tendency on the part of the defeated play
ers toward foul hockey was responsible for
the figures In the aggregate the Hockey
club plavers were sitting with the timers
for thirteen minutes. 1t was while these
men were off the ice that two of the scores
were recorded. Shirreff was the only
Winged Foot player to be punished. he
had a minutes rest for tripping
There was no real dirty work seen
throughout the game, but there was plenty
of tripping and cross checking on the part
of the losing team. The principal oHender
was Davidson. who four times was ruied
out OF the contest for a total OF seven
minutes. Russell, Britton and Bryan were
the other men to be penalized-
One accident narred the evening play
Early in the first half Captain keefe OF
the Hockey club was checked and, faIIing'
threw out his shoulder. which had been N
Irred before. 1t was thought advisable for
Captain Keefe to give up playing, ana
while Mckenzie was dressing the New
York Athletic Club laid off Deneshs. It
took Mckenzie considerable time TO get
into his hockey togs, 50 the greater part
of the first half was played with only six
men on each side.
Considerable criticism was heard on the
refereeing of Dolby. 1t was claimed that
two Of the goals in the first half were the
result of offside playing. Even If the crltl-
cisn was just the New York Athletic Cluo
team was so far superior 10 the HOCKEY
Club that the goals gained by oHside play
ing had little OF no bearing upon the out
come of the contest.
The game uncovered more real team VorK
than any other match played this season.
In this respect both sevens did we'll Inc
Winged Foot players were just fast enough
to sweey through the Hockey Club line ana
once in the defence field used excellent team
work time after time in getting by David
son and Russell. Little Regensburger. goal
Of the Hockey Club. had the time of his
life trying to stop the shots. ne d'd eX-
ceIJent work throughout. The real star OF
PLAYER is rapidly developing into one OF the
best forwards in the league
Strange. who took DR.. Mills place al goal
nm the New York Athletic Club team. put
IN a pretty game, and made some excel
lent stops during the evening Broadloot
nlaved we'll as did Captain Castlenan-
Denesha, however, was the star or the
Winged Foot line.
1t took the New York Athletic Clun Al
most thirteen minutes to score its nrst
tsIly Peabody made the shot, and many
thought that the New York wing was Off
side when he received the puck. Up TO
that time the Hockey Club had the better
of the contest The defeated seven con-
tinued to force the play, and managed TO
keep the puck lowering around Strange
Peabody at last got away for a nice run
after eighteen minutes of play. and, pass
ing to Shirreff, allowed that player an op-
portunity of scoring another goal The
former Crescent star jumped at the chance
and sent the puck spinning into the nets.
Inst as the half was ending Denesha re-
ceiyed a pass from across the whole width
of the rink and scored the third tally for
the New York Athletic Club This goal
also was questioned by the followers of
the Hockey Club.
In the second period the Winged Foot
men forced the play. Shirref made a
pretty run after two minutes and forty
nine seconds of play and tailed the fourth
goal of the match unaided- Denesha made
the next 1t was scored while Davidson
was with the timers. Soon after Britton
was peralized, and while he was of the
ice Davidson was also ruled out With
two men off the team, the Hockey Club
was sadly crippled. and the Mercury Foot
ers had no difficulty in scoring the sixth
and last goal of the match. The score
was made by Castleman-
TIE Hne-un and SUMMARY follow.