The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-19
HOCKEY TEAM, DISBANDED,
! WILL HAVE NEW RINK FOR
NEXT YEAR, It IS SAID
Falling of Ammonia Condensmg
Tower Causes MaDaget---
Brown To Close Season
VERY SUCCESSFUL SEASON
Team Has Won Is Games Out Of
IL Finished Up With
Cleveland in Title Race
VERY SUCCESSFUL SEASON
BY RALPH L. YoNkER.

Tho Detroit hockey seven has as
banded. 1t sas played IT'S las; game
y pf the season, and, perhaps, oil al
lime In the Arena, the 81 victory ever
London Saturday night, marking the
unexpected farewell appearance oil the
local crew.
The latter part OF last week, the am
kmonia condensing toS~ at the Brown
ice plant toppled over and left the
" rink management without refrigera-
zion 10 hold the artificial ice. Three
weeks at the least would be consumed
IL repairs were attempted, SO Man
ager Brown has decided TO close for
+ the season.
Next year will in all probability see
IA new rink nearer Woodward-aVe
than the Arena. Ii is learned from
tgood authority that the Arena man
agement is thoroughly convinced that
hockey and skating on artificial Ice
ARE here TO stay. A rink with a loca-
ZION better than the Arena, II Is
Y Thought. would pay, and so well-found-
fed rumor has II that plans are al
Ready laid for new ice palace 10 be
< Ibuilt I'm connection with a new Ice
+ manufacturing plant to be installed by
+ The Brown & Brown Coal Co.
What has evidently made the Arena
. men think that new skating palace
hear Woodward-ave. would bring divi-
tdends. Is the fact that both skating
land hockey have doomed this year as
4never before Starting out with only
3ordinary crowds, the hockey games
thecame more and more popular.
EH The Canadian teams and Cleveland,
respectfully, drew well, and there was
lots of enthusiasm. Not only was
There much roofing for the home
4 3ecven, but when the Canucks were
here, they always had as many IL not
moro supporters than the Americans.
Az was expected, IT has taken some
x.ime for the public to become awake
80 the fact that hockey was the fast
lest and one of the most interesting
4enmes played, or for that part OF the
tnnblic that was acquainted with the
tsport. to become aware that the games
Net the Arena were of a high class.
The collapse of the cooling tower
Icame at a time when the champion
Iship honors OF the middle west were
x up In the air, and. since the Detroit
lteam has disbanded, there they must
remain or course. Cleveland can
Sclaim what honor there Ii Is having
Nsomewhat the better thus far OF a
Nstrong team that cannot finish the
sneason, but II is doubtful If there is
4enough reward in that TO make the
grab.
The Detroit team has made a very
good record. or IL games played, II
has won Is, the four. contests II did
mot take being with Cleveland at the
F,lysium The two games played here
with the Forest City resulted in VIC
ktories for the Arena septet
M The way things stand at present,
cleveland has only very little the
tbetter Of the hockey proposition and
@ssood an excellent chance Of more
than losing its advantage in the two
kgames to be played here
n Six games have been-played be
tween the two teams, four on eieve.
land ice and two here. In these six
tgames, Cleveland has made only three
points more than Detroit. In the elite
fof hockey circles the championship
q is decided by the total number OF
points scored. Thus il would be
necessary for Detroit TO have made
only trio of counters more than
Cleveland TO cop the title, according
---to-that- method.-
Remembering that Detroit picked
up eight points on their opponents in
the twogame series here, it would
look mighty good for Detroit 10 win
easily IL the remaining two games
could be played here. Detroit took
the first SO, and the second. AZ.
Detroit would have a chance TO tie
.fSsss
tboth the home contests, forcing the
fClevelanders TO play a series on
\ snatural ice.
The Arena seven has had none too
tFesy a career as far as keeping intact
lis concerned. The first blow was
Handed by Miss Fortune before tie
kseason had commenced when DR.. Car
sson was injured and forced TO stay
rput- OF the gamp.- fAirru AAhryvrs.-ttrr-
tcrack center, got peeved and left the
team in a hun Capt Piett was the
X Third good man forced to leave lie
was declared a professional and bar
sred.
The tower which fell is one 40 feet
In height Within II are massgs of
rolled pipes through which the freez.
Ing sOlullOn is run. JH the Outslue
i of the pipes ieyeles gather constant
lily IL happened that a weight too
tcreat for the tower to stand had &C
formulated and ii was a crash and all
Twas over.
All, tho men composing the seven
In its last game are expected to re-
kmain In Detroit and will be out again
flor the team next fall, with the ex-
lception OF Langman. He goes back
Ito his home town. Orilia, for the sum.
tiner. Orilia looks good TO COP the
lsenior championship in the O. VI. A.,
land l.aneman may join that crew 90
finish the season.
The closing OF the rink puts the
fcity hockey league To the bad Just az.
ter II had got fairly we'll started
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