New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-29
WIN AS WHISTLE BLOWS
Toronto Hockey Team Beats
CreScentS by a Goal.
BROWN HURT IN SCRlMMAGE
Canadian Seven, with Subs IN
Line, Fight Hard and
OutWit Rivals.


play the University of Toronto hockey
team defeated the Crescent Athletic Cluo
seven at the ST. Nicholas Skating RINK
last night by score of TO 4. Although
the Canadians had the better of the con-
test, their shooting was so poor that the
Crescent team was able TO hold its own.
However, a rafting sprint through the
entire Crescent team by FIRTH, the To-
ronto point, and some deadly team work
in front of the Crescent goal gave the
Canadians the final and deciding score OF
the game.
II was a game of superfine hockey from
the whistle. The Canadian collegians, al
though represented by practically sub
stitute seven, played and put an en-
phasis on the finer points OF the game,
while the rejuvenated champion Crescents
were on their mettle and played the best
hockey they knew how, which Is saying
great deal for such sterling players as
Dufresne, Shirreff and Carhart, the old
Yale captain.
All the way through it was sparkling
contest with very little foul play or hard
checking. What punishment for dirty
work there was was melted out on the
Crescents, who for the most part were
overanxious and resorted to tripping
when they couldn't get their man In any
other way. The Toronto lads played
wonderfully clean game. and not one OF
them had TO be warned.
Brown, who played brilliant point
for the Crescents for the greater part OF
the first half. suffered painful but not
serious injury Just before the half-tme
gong sounded. He had just taken the
puck down to the Toronto goal. and there
was a scrimmage in front OF the net.
when Brown suddenly dropped out and
went to the side Of the rink. with blood
dripping from deep cash in the calf Of
his leg just below the knee.
The sharp point Of a skate had Jabbed
into his leg and made a cut that slashed
his calf for two or three inches. He had
the wound dressed and retired from the
game.
The Toronto captain dropped one man
of his team. and the half ended with six
men playing on a side. Brown probably
will be able TO play In a week or two
Although the Canadians had the puck
most of the time In the first half, and, In
fact, throughout the game, they were un-
able to get IL through the wonderful de-
fence offered by Dufresne and Carhart,
save on occasional shots. The srescents,
on the other hand, shot with great ac-
curacy, and had scored twice before
Toronto managed to land the puck In the
net
In team work and general all around
playing the Toronto seven outwitted the
Crescents They took the rubber away
from them with seeming ease. and their
passing game was revelation. on the
defence in front Of their own net they
We're not so strong. probably because
Parker the goal tender, had an off night.
and had great difficulty in clearing the
few Crescent shots that came his way.
Ths poor light bothered him a great deal.
and he found 1t hard to gauge the speed
at which the rubber was coming toward
him. Carhart. on the other hand. was
tower of strength. and. with Dufresne,
turned back shot after shot
Jupp aud Firth gave some splendid eN-
hibitions In running the rubber down the
rink. They had apparently such control
of the puck that it chung to their sticks,
and time and again they wormed through
the entire Crescent seven, only 10 miss u
goal on "A wide shot or one that went
straight At Carhart. They were the only
players on the Toronto team who had so
mastered the intricacies OF the game to
he Offside but seldom. The others were
continually In difficulties, and Billy Rus
sell, the referee, was calling the puck
back every other minute.
Dufresne. Shlrreff and Brown while
he was I'm the game were the mainstays
Of the Crescent team on the attack.
Scarborough and Reinmund got into
some Of the plays, and Balln, the old
Princetonian, who took Browns place in
the second half, tore off several dashes to
the Toronto goal. On the whole. how
ever. the CresccSts were unable TO cope
with the Canadians in the matter OF
forming a unifled attack.
The lineup and summary follow:
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