New-York tribune., 1912-02-15
WINS BY CLOSE MARGIN
st. Nicholas Barely Defeats
Hockey Club in Fast Game.
INFLICT MANY PENALT TIES
Britton Trips Persistently and
Succeeds in Doing More Harm
than Good to Team.

The Hockey Club seven almost won a
game ct the St Nicholas Rink last night
but when the final bell rang the ST. Mich
olas Skating Club team was credited with
victory, the score being 4 TO 3. The game
was fast from start to finish, and this IN
a measure atoned for the mediocre level
to which the play at times slumped.
Had the Hockey Club team watched the
puck more and the opposing players less II
might have Jared better. AS II was. the
dashng Britton did his side more harm
than good because Of persistent tripping
In the second half the auburn-haired cen
tire was penalzed three times. Accidents
also caused delays, Frederieks receiving
cut over the eye in the first and Fraser
Campbell having his cheek lacerated in the
second period Fredericks had three stitches
taken in his wound ana resumed his place
at right wing in the second half.
After Noteworthy had been ordered OF
the ice for tripping Chew, the 81. Nicholas
team put on speed and soon had the other
side on the defensive. Fraser-Campbell
tried for a goal on a side shot, but the
puck carromed off an opposing stick d.
directly 10 Stanley. who promptly sent tho
rubber past Regensberger for ''St. Nicks
second count. Shortly before the close OF
the half Fredericks met With his injury,
and so as 10 equalize matters Swenson
was dropped from ST. Nicholas. The half
ended with this team leading by scor5
OF 2 TO /.
st. Nicholas won because Of better team
work Morgan. Stanley and Chew getting
down the ice like a fash and the way they
fed each other the puck coutrasted sharply
with the opposition. which depended more
upon Individual efforts. Had 1t not been
for clever stick work in breaking up tho
advances OF the other side the Hockey Club
would have been defeated by a much wider
margin. 4
The first goal went 10 the credit OF ths
Hockey Club after a trihe more than seven
minutes Of play on a pass to Fredericks
from behind the st. Nicholas cage. a little
later the only penalty meted out TO 81.
Nicholas came when Chew had 10 90 10
The side for loafing The speedy Britton
came within an ace of scoring twice when
he sent hard shots at Washburn, but the
goalkeeper stopped both. Chew celebrated
his return TO the game by scoring ST Mich
olas's first goal unassisted, the time be-
ing 1925.
The second session had hardly begun
when Brtton started in with his tripping
and sent Fraser-Campbell sprawling.
Thereafter he spent most Of his time in the
penalty section. Chew and Stanley scored
the third and fourth goals. respectively
for St Nicholas, making It look as II the
Hockey Club was in for a bad beating
After about nine minutes Of the half had
been consumed Hamley got the puck and
carrying it well into the St Nicholas ter
ritory scored on fine shot from the side.
About two minutes before the expirs-
tion of the half Fredericks shot another
goal for the Hockey Club. That was the
signal for the teams rooters TO cut loose.
and. spurred on by the shouts Of encour-
agement, the tail-end team played des-
peratey To tie the score. St Nicholas,
however, defended well, and during the
last two minutes never gave the oppos-
tion an opening.
Tho ctttnypary folIoue.