New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-29
ROUGH PLAY MARS.
FAST HOCKEY GAME
Crescent A. C. Seven Scores
Five Goals to None for
Irish-AmeriCan Team.
MCDONNELL RULED OFF
Slashing, Body Checking and
Tripping Send Many OF
the Players Off Ice
for Two Minutes.

In the toughest game of the season the
Crescent Athletic Club hockey team de-
feated the Irish-AmcricGn Athletic Club
eeyen at the St. Nicholas Rink last night,
BY a score OF goals to O. The contest
was the first in the second round OF the
Amateur Hockey League championship
series. and as the team from Brooklyn
now has a standing Of two games each
nay. il IS regarded as still having fight
ing chance. on the other hand. the Irish
team. with four straight defeats, is hope
iessly out of the running.
When the game began il was noticed
that another of the old guard had re-
turned 10 the Crescent lineup. Dolby
taking the place of Renmund, who was
compelled To remain inactive because OF
an injury 10 his back. DOLBY had had
little or no practice. but the veteran ac-
Quilted himself creditably at centre. Car
hart. the former Yale player, guarded the
Crescent cage and proved a stone wall
In fact. Or. Mills was not missed.
Little happened out of the ordinary dur
ing the early moments OF the contest, both
sides playing fast. clean hockey. IL was
noticed, however. that the puck was kept
in the vicinity of the Irish cage the great
or part OF the time and had it not been
for the clever blocking of Mitchell, the
scoring on Crescents part would have be
gun much sooner.
As it was. the first goal went 10 the
credit of Scarborough who after getting
the rubber almost directly in front of his
own cage rushed down the centre, evadsd
OI,o he. rtlb {
Mitchell. the time being 7:So. That was
the only goal made during the first half
and up 10 that time comparatively. little
roughness had marred the play, only two
Lenal.ies being imposed.
There was far different story in the
second half, for between penalties. goals
and offside play the referee kept footing
his whistle almost as regularly as
ferryboat in a fog. Apparently becoming
peeyish at their inability 10 make any
headway against their opponents, the
Irish players soon cut loose with a brand
Of rough play seldom seen in the local
rink. The Crescent skaters promptly
caught the spirit and gave as good as
they received.
mcdonnell got a rest Of three minutes
for body checking, and few seconds
later Rogers the point on the Irish team,
had to go off for 'slashing. There were
then only FIVE representatives of the green
and white team on the ice, and 1t was
during that period that Dolby scored on
pass from Brown. The time was s:l3.
Half a minute later Scarborough lodged
through the opposition in brilliant fash
ion for another count.
Penalties then followed each other in
rapid sequence, Garon being sent to the
side for tripping Shirref, Kinsella for
tripping Kennedy and mcdonnell for
hooking As it wac MscdonnelPs third
offense Of the evening, William Russell,
the referee, told him TO remain out for
the rest Of the game.
Near the end OF the half Shirreff and
Garon. who didn't appear to be on the
most friendly terms. were sent of stimuli
taneously for body checking. Before re-
ceiving his rest Shirreff scored goal
with one Of his old time brilliant rushes
while Scarborough again shot the puck
past Mitchell. il being the third one fol
this clever left wing.
When the game ended both sides had
men off the ice There were twelve pen
sties imposed. quite a difference from
one OF the games In the same rink last
week. when not a player on either team
had 10 20 10 the side lines for infractions
Of the rules