The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-11
LAKE CD,
HOCKEY FAN
PRAISES Il
(By DIR. J. c. Graham.)

Let all men and good women who
love outdoor sports and who have rich,
red blood flowing in their veins HE
themselves to the Ice Palace and wit
ness the wonderful demonstrations of
Ice hockey as played by the c. A. clubs
seven against All Niagara Falls, on of
the good teams in the Ontoria Hockey
association. If you like to see sturdy
young athletes toss a large ball in a
basket or knock a small rubber one
with racquet don't go, but If you
care for a game which combines quick
thinking and judgment OF baseball
with the ruggedness and pugnacity of
the prize ring and whose players re-
quire the GOODNESS, alertness and nerve
of a matador, go to the lice Palace and
watch, If your eyes are sharp enough,
these fourteen youngsters seven from
that country to the north where the
breath freezes as 1t leaves the throat,
who whirl. dodge. jump, swerve and
body check like seven veritab1e fiends;
and seven ex-Canadians who only six
months ago introduced to Chicago what
that veteran athlete Cap Arson calls
the most strenuous game In the world
faster than football and more exciting
than prize fight.
Little is known of hockey as yet in
America outside of Pitts burg and
northern Michigan. But from Van
couver 10 Halifax across the border
men and women fairly worship the
hockey players they do the baseball
athlete here.
Some fifteen years ago Lord Stanley
presented a trophy known the Stan
ley cup, to be competed for by teams
both intercollegiate and otherwise and
this is the incentive for the most bitter
rivalry among the big teams of Mon
trea1, Ottawa and Toronto. In 1904 in
a match played between the Wander
ers of Montreal and the Capital team
of Ottawa Montreal shut up the shops
while the game was played, people
begged for admission to the arena.
which holds 5000. In this game. which
was refereed by an old room mate OF
mine, DR. d. Fl. Kearns of Ottawa. ev
cry man on bot hteams. but one goal
tender Nicholson by name. had been
under a surgeons care. DR. Kearns
| was severely criticised all over the
country for not penalizing heavy
enough.
predict that in FIVE years the Ice
| Palace of Chicago which is one of the
finest in the world. not even excepting
| the Palais de Glace of Paris or the i'm
rDenSe arena at montreal, VIII not De
| large enough TO hold the crowds which
will be pulling for this great game
Once in the blood it's like the passion
for gambling-impossible to resist.
The T. A. c. team put up clean, fas'
| game and though outplayed in the
| first 35 minutes by their opponents
| from Canada, showed their longer ex-
| perience and greater strength by fin
| ishing strong and winning by one
| point.
Far above any of the fourteen shont
| the one particular star-Marks, thu
| captain of the ]. A. c. His PUSHES
| checking and stick-handlng were
! spectacular at all times. and when tn,
| band played Yankee Doodle sigma
| of victory, Marks was the man VIII
had saved the game for Chicago. Al
| you who love ice sports go and see thi
| splendid ice palace. Not one in hun
dred in the suburbs of Chicago know
that right at their very door lies tn
| most magnificent sheet of artificial ic
in the world managed and looked aft
err by the keenest business men in Chi
cago who are bound to make winte
| SpoYtS