New-York tribune., 1912-03-19

HOCKEY At IT'S BEST
Wanderers. of Montreal, Defeat
the Canadien Team.
GOALS THICK AND FAST
Big Crowd Revels in the Fast
: Play and Clever Passing Of
the Professionals.

Hockey at it's best was served up 10 a
crowd of enthusiasts at tho St Nicholas
Rink last night. when two Of Canad1's
leading professional teams met i'm the sec
ond half Of a contest that was started II
Boston. It resulted in the Wanderers dc'
feating the Canadien team by total Of
II goals TO 10. They came here tied. each
having scored > goals I'm the Boston game.
As the final tally shows, the Nandereri
had matters all their own way Oh this oc
casion Both Of the teams, which are fron
Montreal have met across the border viii
varying success this season. In accordance
with the Canadian custom. lnaugurated thi'
year. only six men are played on team
the rover being dispensed with. This make
the game more open, avoids confusion and
IN the Judgment Of many, makes II better
game for the spectators.
Team work is always uppermost with
these professionals, the passing being
continuous Condition also counts a good
deal. for the reason that three twenty
minute periods are played. SO sharp and
aggressive was the checking by the Wan
derers that the opposing side had diff
Guilty in making any hesdway in the early
stages. In fact, the first period ended
2 10 in the winners favor, or to or
the grand total The Wanderers added
five goals in the second twenty minute
session and five more in the third.
The Wanderers clearly eased up toward
the end, being content TO play on the de-
fensive. Both goal tenders came In for
favorable criticism. as they stopped shots
with almost mechanical accuracy.
From the opening face-off the. Wanderers
carried the contest TO the Canadiens' ice,
and Vegina. the goal keeper, was kept OF
the jump. He stopped the puck with the
stick in manner rarely seen hereabouts.
On the Wanderer team both Of the Cleg-
horn boys, who have been seen here be-
fore, distinguished themselves, each being
credited with three goals. Neither side at
tempted TO score with long lifts except on
rare occasions. On one Of these few ex-
ceptions the puck was sent a trile high
and, clearing the cage. knocked of the hat
OF the goal umpire. The official, by the
way, was Ernest Garon, Of the local Wan
derers. In the next period Garon suDsu-
tuted soft hat
The lineup follows:
Wanderer I'D. Position. Canadian ll0l.
Bayer Goal ............. y eglna
Ross ;..............Poln
5. Cleghorn. ..Coverpont .Jette
Russell. sell...............CeHtre .....,.......Iltre
Roberts. wing. .Berlinguette
o. Ceghorn. ......... Right wing. payer
Substitute-DellaIre for Payer. Goals: wan
derer-Russell 49,, o, Cleghorn 80. Roberts >
CIeghorn 80, Ross (9 Canadian Dellaire 90,
Dubean, Pitre. Penalties-Jette. minutes for
slashIng; Berlingustte 2 minutes for tripping;
Roberts minutes for tripping; Dubean, min
utes for tripping; Roberts. minutes for cross
checking; D. Cleghorn, minutes for cross
M
Ross, 2 minutes for cross-checknS; Dubean. :
minutes for cross-checking Referee--Thomas
Melville, Montreal Judge OF play-Joseph Pow
ers Quebec. Goal umpires-E. Garon, Wan
derers, and p BernIer. Quebec. T1mekeeper-
W. j. Croker Wanderers. Penalty timers-E j
sullivan Montreal, and y. Duval, Montreal
Time OF halyes-Three twenty-minute periods.