New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19
TIGERS VICTORIOUS
IN FAST HOCKEY GAME
Princeton Seven Takes an
Extra Period to Defeat the
Stubborn Yale Team.
GUARD BAKER CAREFULLY
Wearers of the Blue Succeed in
Keeping Famous Star Well
Out of Reach of
the Puck.

Princeton required an extra period 70
beat the Yale seven In a fast game ~
hockey at the ST. Nicholas Rink Last night
by score Of 10 g. Tho Tigers We're
lucky to win. for, after the Yale team
had diagnosed 'TIobey" Bakers indi-
vidusl play and devised scheme for
keeping tho Tiger star ont Of reach Of
tho puck. they outplayed the Orange and
Black and came within an ace OF
trouncing the Nassau seven.
only n wonderful shot bv Kilmer less
than half a minute from tho end Of the
game cna bled the Tigers 10 tic tho score.
after Yale had fought itself up from far
behind and was leading bv one point.
with the score standing at 20 { IEilrner's
goal put the PrincetoniaHs on even terms
and forced the game into an extra period.
Play was resumed after an intormission
Just long enough 10 permit change ~
goals. and the two teams went at IL
again. Patterson. unassisted. scored the
winning tally twelve seconds after the
new start and "Hobev' Baker. with less
/ than minute Of the fve-minute perioT
left, made victory douby sure for tho
Tigers by scoring his only goal Of tho
game after a sensational race down the
Ice In and out among the entire Yale
team. That made tho tally 7 10 5
Yale would have won the game 10
Cowles. former Yale player, who was
goal Judge at the Princeton net had not
refused TO allow shot by Cox. the Yalo
centre. which was well beyond the imagi-
nary line at the mouth Of the cage. Tho
shot was every bit rs legitimate as tho
one Kilmer scored in the last few seconds
and which Peacock allowed 10 count for
the Tigers There were only two shots
which were At an I'm dispute, although
neither team made strenuous objections
10 the decisions
'Ilobey' Baker was not the all powerful
whirlwnd that he had been IN Princeton >
earlier games this season. n was cyi-
dent from the start that Yale's seven had
been coached 10 hold the Tiger star I'M
check and that they succeeded is proved
by the score. Baker tried time and again
10 get away, but he continually found
himself against a trio of Ellis. in which
Captain Harmau. Martin and Cox did tho
'aA's'N 'iA'NAas' Nbi ~ II was NFltbNl VIA r.
Baker was able 70 get past tins specially
prepared defence, and when he did Gore
usually broke in and checked him before
he got entirely free 70 make shot.
! Baker suffered perhaps. more than
should have been allowed. because nc was
constantly being thrown to the ice Two
Of the Yale men, Gore and Heron. We're
sent 10 the sijelines for two minutes each
for trying 70 trip the Princeton captain.
Theirs were the only offences that came
10 the attention OF the referees. although
/ Baker was being dropped every minute
or two
one Of the largest crowds Of the sea-
son was out for the contest. bat tbc
casual observer would never have sGs-
peCted that IL was an intercollegiate
struggle save In the final minutes OF tHo
extra period. when the Princeton rOoters
summoned up their courage and gave one
rousns cheer for their team. There were
plenty OF Yale people on hand. but NOT
cheer came from them. \ rev hdgs
fiuttercd here and there. ON the whole.
fl was crowd that was more Interested
IA following the rising and falling gor-
tunes of the rival teams than in wasting
its energy in cheering
II was one OF the fastest and most ovcit-
ing games that Yale and Princeton have
ever PLAYED. Both teams checked with
great vigor and fought with ,vrr-iucrea.-
ing dash and spirit. Baker alone keit
Princeton's end up. and he was so carefully
watched that Yale gradually changed rs
style Of play from close defence % spir-
tied aggression When they saw that
Princeton without Baker was wei nigh
helpless the Blue split up its forces and
maintaining their close guard over the
Princeton captain, opened mp an attach:
that put Princeton entirely on the dcfen-
siye all through the second half At tho
end Of the first half the Tigers led to |,
but by scoring goals 10 the Tigers IN
the first sixteen minutes OF the second
half the Blue took the lead at 10 I.
Winants. at goal, had been practically
unapprOachable i'm the opening period,
but when the Blue uncovered It's Whrl-
wind offence in the closing period me lost
some Of his nerve and let several easy
shots get past him Tilney the Yale
goal tender, played a remarkable game
and warded off an almost continuous rain
of shots IN the opening half. In tie SEE
ond period he had things much easier. for
the TIGERS failed 10 get many chances 10
score and consequently Tdney had ittis
10 do.
Tho liuo-un foIlowg.