The Detroit times., 1911-12-30
Baker at Cover-Point and Either
Mcfarland or Elder at a
Wing, Tonight.
LOCAL STARS EXCEL, 81.
Professionalism Is Condemned
by Coach Poland Because
1t Breeds Roughness.
BY RALPH L. YoNkeR.

The Cleveland AtnletiC Slup
hockey outfit doesn't like the looks
of that SO defeat handed them by
the Detroit seven at the Arena last
night, and intend making some
changes in the lineup OF their ag
gregation for tonight's game.
Baker will probably be at cover
point. That position reularly belongs
10 him but he was unable TO get away
for last nights game. Mcfarland OF
Elder, II is hoped, will also be seen
in the lineup at wing, tonight
Manager Farlow of the Detroit sew
en- was well satisfied with the way
his men worked and will sic the same
septet after the Clevelanders tonight
TO add another victory TO their string
and even. up the four game series
two OF which they have lost at Cleve-
land.
Fred Poland, the Cleveland coach
has no excuse for his mems losing
the game, but expects that with .
revised personnel tonight the tale
will be different
"We lost principally because We
didn't get goals enough the eoach
confided to his dearest friends.
Detroit annexed the game by the
overwhelming score stated because
OF the wonderful individual work OF
Meyers at center. He got five OF the
eight local counters, most of them
solely by individual work. His rapid
dodging and deadly shooting were the
main factors In the scoring Piett and
Fariow aided in the counting.
Detroit's defense was great. Little
Emery at cover-point did some rush
ing and checking that was spectacu-
lar and in this he was eQualled by
Black at point. Goaltender Prout was
saved from many shot by the clev-
er work OF the two men in front OF
him. sf
Cleveland excelled Detroit on team
play, but the work of their brilliants
Jagged behind that of the Arena
stars. Gustine was the only man suf-
! ficiently agile to squirm the puck
through Prout The first Cleveland
counter came In the first half as
result of pretty piece OF combina-
tion and the second from an in
dividual rush,
Referee Muir watched the men
closely for roughness and tagging
lie was forced to warn the Cleveland
ers several times for laziness He
detecJed neither side in anything
mriting dire punishment until Mey~
ers forgot that when the officials
eyes are upon one. one had better
behave, and slashed Brookbanks af-
ter the little wing had got away with
tripping stunt. Meyers was given
i've minutes for the pains he hadn't
spared the Cleveland wing
Fred Poland, the Cleveland coach.
Is firm adherent of amateur hockey.
he believes that professionalism
breeds roughness and that roughness
kills the game!
Pittsburgh is an example OF what
professional hockey does" said Mr..
Poland after the game last night.
Pittsburgh was great hockey town
Tor several years but the games got
TO be regular slaughters and the
crowds refused to see them. A GER
tain amount OF ginger and spicy work
Is necessary to make good hockey
Dut when they begin to carry the
players out on stretchers, the sport
is doomed
The professional hockey player Is
rough because he has to be to earn
his bread and butter. Take a man
going down the ice with the puck, for
instance, and when his living de-
pends on his getting through the de-
Tense, he's going TO cut his way TO
get through II necessary.
The defensive men on the other
hand are just as sure to use any
methods possible TO stop their op-
ponents, for it's a case of fight to
keep their jobs.
Hockey is very popular In Cleve-
land now but IL took several years
before the people learned to appreci-
ate the game A league. such as
understand has been formed here
was organized several years ago and
from that has come the Cleveland
Athletic clubs team which represents
the city"
Immediately after last nights
game, Manager Brown was offered
games with the Phoenix team of ST
Paul and the Hancock city team. r
IL. Maeauley formerly of the, -SpaId
ing branch here. but now from ST
Paul, represented the Phoenix aggre
CATION and DR.. G. T. Ferris the Han
cock bunch.
Mr.. Ferris is OF the opinion that
the upper Peninsular cities will see
professional hockey again next year
after doing without II for several sea
sons and contenting themselves with
the amateur brand
The reason for the death OF the
leRgue OF several years ago which In.
clnded the two copper country towns
H0uRht0n and Calumet. .he Two
'Soo's' and Pittsburgh was that the
citiee at our end OF the circuit, out
side OF IIoughton did not turn out
well enough TO pay the enormous
salaries OF the players. They have
been without the game just about
long enough to want Il again, Nhow-
eyer. and the Indications are that IL
viii be relnstated next year.
Mr.. Macauley said that the sport
was iourishing In Sc. Paul. A six-team
league there has n separate rink for
each seven and games are played
every week Besides these teams.
the Phoenix seven represents the city
against foreign teams
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