The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-05
HOCKEY NOVICE
AT FIRST GAME
Writer Recounts Experiences as
He Sees MidWinter Pastime

The game of hockey is interestingly
pictured by writer in the Duluth
News Tribune who had just seen his
first game as follows:
Just one glance at the game called
hockey, and we wondered if the police
knew it was going on.
Exciting! Holy horntoads
Just a mess of swinging sticks AMI
slipping, animated objects-a spark
ling riot. that's all
They are the grandcst high and lofty
iunblers that ever did a Brodic. Thev
compel them to wear padding SO they
won't break the ice when they vol
plane.
| Now we don't know anything about
this game yet except to look up quic 1,
when we hear the ice crack. We know
nothing of the i'm or outside working =
of the pastime. All we got is u col /
and the movement of the game 80
far If We were the referee we would
give the decision to the side whioh
scored the greater numbr of falls But
at that we knew enough about the
game not to play it ourselves That
game is for four enemies and our cred
itors.
We did count seven men on a side,
though Counted 'em before the
game). each carried an overgrown
stick with hook. We did think they
looked sort of foolish chasing that lit
tie poker chip all over the place Why
couldn't they have provided a Christ
mas present-a watch say, or Il bar
Understanding worth while?
Puck" is what they call that little
disk of contention. Bullet" they
mean. Won should see. them shoot It
across the arena. We say should
see advisedly, because in reality it is
impossible to follow as 1t streaks
about. If a player happens to lingcr
in front of IL, why he dies lingering;
death but we won't talk about that
at this time.
Down at either end of the glass
pond there is IN odd looking animal
called q goal tender. lie plays about
the same part In the game AS does
one of those wooden men targets in II
shooting gallery. He looks as though
he had been raised on dried apples
and watermelon. all padded out, you
know, so as to make him easier for
the rest of the sharpshooters TO hit.
He stands beside his cage, where he
is kept at night, we suppose, and
does not seem to have much to do cX-
e., hn
stores. That reminds US that every
up to date hockey club has its own
portable doctor and hospital.
The doctor is allowed seven min
utes in which to patch up n player
and pick the ice out of his constitu
tion before the play is resumed But.
as we understand II. this time will lie
reduced to one minute, as the delays
were threatening to cause six-day
hockey matches.
Take Tally OF Limbs.
We thought the game was over
when we saw two or three of the
PLAYERS slide off the field and sit
down. But nope; we were Informed rs
we were jerked back into our seats
that they were merely being punished
10y the referee for fouling. IL was II
shame. too, as they we're playing n
sashng good game at the time. We
will know when the game is over next
time.
When the final whistle toots each
player painfully slips of the field and
sits down to count himself. IL he
averages the approximate number OF
arms and legs fingers ears etc. he
solemnly shakes hands with himself
and then with the aid of his razor
edge skates he climbs Up on the Shout
ders of his teammates and Is carried
off Tho foid N hero Rahi {ah!