New-York tribune., 1912-03-17
Strong Canadian Professional
Teams Here This Week.
OPENING GAME TOMORROW
Championship Tournament To Be
Alternated Between New
York and Boston.

One OF the most successful seasons IN
the history of hockey in this vicinity will
be brought to close this week, when four
leading professional teams Of Canada, in
cluding Quebec this years winner of the
Stanley Cup, will take part I'm a tourna-
ment at the ST. Nicholas Rink for a purse
of $500 In addition to Quebec the visiting
teams will include ottawa, the winner Of
the professional championship last year;
the Wanderers, of Montreal. and Les Can
adiens. the French-Canadian team which
was a decided factor In the professional
tournament in Canada
In order to induce an unusual display OF
brilliant hockey and bring the finals down
to the two logical aspirants for champion
ship honors a double series of games was
arranged in conjunction with the Boston
Arena and the contests were scheduled so
that all four teams will be seen to advan-
tage In this city with the two nights final
play between the winners of both series,
tho aggregate number Of goals to count In
determining the winner Of the purse and
the title.
The four teams which are scheduled to
play here, beginning tomorrow night, have
just finished keen struggle for the Stan
ley Cup. emblematic of the professional
championship OF Canada This tournament
consisted Of thirty-siX games, and the
comparative playing strength of the con-
tenders Is shown by the scores-Quebec
winning 10. Wanderers and Ottawa and
the Canadians s. each game being bitterly
contested
The players on these teams are indis-
putably the greatest I'm the world. They
are recruited from all parts Of the Domin-
ion of Canada, participating in provincial
leagues and acquiring their experience In
intermediate and semi professional organi-
zatons where the competition for recog-
milton Is keen and exciting.
Contrary TO the rules of hockey as played
by the Amateur Hockey League, the game
will consist of sixty minutes actual play
ing, divided into three twenty-minute
periods BY the Canadian rules players
may be changed at any time by the captain
of the club. n substitute placed on the ice
and the original player removed without
interruption. II is understood however,
that once a player is removed from the ice
he cannot return.
compelled to leave the ice during the match
he may retire for a period of ten minutes
playing time. but play must be continued
Immediately without the teams leaving the
ice, the opposing team dropping a player 10
equallze, with the exception Of injury to
goal keeper, who will be allowed ten min
utes to recuperate II at the expiration of
ten minutes the injured player is unable to
resume his position on the ice, his captain
may put on a substitute. The man dropped
to equalize shall return to the ice when the
Injured player does, or when substitute
is put on.
To prevent as much as possible the foul
playing to which the professionals were ad-
Canada. which is the trustee of the Stanley
Cup and controls the teams playing under
its jurisdiction, has framed very severe PEN
alties for players thus offending. A major
foul is any foul which physically Injuries or
incapacltates an opposing player.
The game tomorrow night at the st.
Nicholas Rink will be between the Canadi-
ans and Wanderers. of Montreal. they al
ready having played in Boston. Ottawa
and Quebec will play on the same night in
Boston. On Wednesday night Ottawa and
Quebec will play here. and the. two winners
of the combined series will play here on
Thursday and Saturday nights in the final
game the aggregate number Of goals scored
in the two nights play TO determine the
winner Of the purse.
In order to have the rules properly In
terpreted Russell Bowie, Of Montreal, who
is the most competent referee I'm Canada,
will oficiate here with William Russell,
president Of the Amateur Hockey League.