The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-12-29

The Cleveland hockey team that
comes here Friday for games that
day and the next with the local seven,
expect to take back both contests.
Clevelanders, and particularly mem
beers of the Cleveland Athletic club.
believe that the G. A. c. is represent
ed this winter by one OF the best
hockey teams ever assembled. Cleve-
(, land has won six games, the last two
from the Crescents of New York, long
recognized as one of the best hockey
teams this side OF the border
Marchand, Winters, Cuisine, Irving
and Killaly of the Forest City bunch
have all been imported.
Yet none of the newcomers has
been able to crowd Harry Poland on
the first seven and Harry is what
might be called a Cleveland boy as
he has lived here for 10 years. He
was a member of the first hockey
team formed there
The next oldest In point of Cleve-
land service is Coddy Winters. Coddy
came to Cleveland four years ago with
the Duluth team and made such a
nit that he was induced to make this
town his home. Irving and Klllaly
came here the same year from To-
ronto. The next year Cuisine was
brought from Woodstock.
The latest acquisition for the Cleve-
ianders is a goal tender, who is a
beauty. His name is Napoleon March
and. Mr.. Marchand holds as high a
position in the hockey world as Nap
Lajoie does in baseball. Marchand
was born In Philadelphia, Pa. He
was raised, however. in Kingston,
Canada, where he mastered the arts
of hockey Marchand was regarded
as the champ goal tender in the in
termediate ranks last season. He
goal tended for the Frontenacs OF
I Kingston, winners of the worlds in
termediate championship. Nap is the
best cage watcher Cleveland ever
boosted OF and VIII probably figure
prominently in the local teams cam
paign for the worlds championship
title. Marchand has performed cred
(. itably In all six games played TO date
Contrary TO what is usually thought
the best skaters do not always make
the best hockey players, Coach Fred
I Poland OF the Cleveland team, which
plays the Detroit seven here at the
\ Arena. two-game series, beginning
4 tonight, is OF the opinion that q
coach's first duty is TO ascertain the
ability of his men TO work into team
! play.
"The first problem in organizing q
( team" says Mr. Poland. rs TO gel
line on the ability OF the different
players. The best and fastest skater:
are not always the best hockey play
-efs.- Ability hockey includes team
play as we'll as speed. A team tina
doesn't work together is not a win
ner.
THE requirements of the differen
players will be best understood b!
the work I'm each position.
The goal-tender must be a quicl
thinker and an agile player. He mus
keep HIS eye on the puck from th'
face on until the timekeeper's bel
1,.snfl goal-tender rarely uses hi
ne ct.etop a shot He general.
seia Una on the ice with his hands
IL E,rss ~ puck i'm front OF hin
~ thereof Ill with his, stick. II thu
~ line Of NOM on the Ice, he useI
-, f'oppderx tLp II, clearing with hi
streef.ch arises frequentl!
seid the goal tender al
2 rcise his gray mat
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AlsFb>te men and has NJ
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10 citing his man
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