New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-04
life OF AMATEUR
HOCKEY LEAGUE
in THE BALANCE
Question of Six or Seven Man
Team to Come Up at Meeting
Tomorrow Night.
MAY SPLIT ON THE RULING
Natter of Penalties Also to Come
Up for Decision Before
the Body.

whether or no the Amateur Hockey
league is TO live will he decided at
special meeting OF the executive commit
,as tomorrow night The meeting has
Non called by President Russell at the
-souest Of the IriSh-American Athletic
club the Wanderers Hockey Club and
Tho Crescent Athletic Club 1t is under
stood that these clubs are anxious TO
,eopen the question OF a six or seven
man hockey team.
At the meeting Of the executive com
r,ittee on November p a motion TO
change the playing rules and have only
six men on a hockey team was lost. The
clubs that voted against the change
were the Hockey club, OF New York,
,resent holder of the championship cup,
the 81. Nicholas Hockey Club and the
New York Athletic Club. The tie was
broken by President Russell casting the
deciding vote against the proposition
The executive committee OF the Anna
,eur Hockey League is in session for
year. or until new committee II ap-
rointed The lost motion therefore can
not come before the board again unless
me of the clubs that voted against the
rootlon asks that the question be recon
sidered. That is a well known rule OF
parliamentary procedure and one that is
followed by all governing bodies.
Notwithstanding parliamentary law, II
&c understood that the clubs which favor
the motion will try To force another
vote tomorrow night. They realize that
the withdrawal Of the New York Athletic
,iub from the championship series leaves
that club without vote and that a SIX
man team rule could not be passed.
Unfortunately for the teams that favor
the change. President Russell cannot en-
,sr,ajn q motion 10 reconsider the vote
unless il is presented by a representa-
tive Of one Of the organizations tha'
voted against the change. These cIuoS
will not change their vote and the ques-
ton CO mot legally come before the meet
ing II the meeting decides TO ride rough
sbod over the ruling of the president, II
viii split the league and leave only three
teams in the championship series.
The clubs that are enXious 10 follo"
,s-liarnentarv law realize that the meet
ing tomorrow night is a most important
man hockey team is Of secondary con-
slderation 10 the more important one Vi
whether or no the league shall be gov
erred in a proper manner ~ the oeIe
gates can 20 ahead and break the Iuie'
nj order al will. il would be impossible 10
govern hockey. and several OF the clupS
in the championship race would Withola"
from the series. 80 a.
n is believed that several Of the ciuos
that have asked that the question De re
opened do not fully understand the leSdI
situation and that when II Is explained
tboy will not try 10 force another vote
Certainly. all realize that hockey must Oe
governed in the proper manner OF ho'
at all
In asking for meeting the CLUBS thd'
arc anxious 20 have six man teams nav
not as vet drawn up any rules that couiu
zoyorn the situation. The most I'M
,ortaut question is how 10 penalze the
olavers Of a six man team. In Cahaod
he SIX man rule Is used IN the proleS-
,iona1 league and instead Of ruling out
men for violating the playing code the
,lavers are fined In this way the game
kept clean and six men always are on
he ice on each side.
In hockey IT is no uncommon thing 10
400 ,vo and three men ruled off at the
ame time II such a thing we're 10 nap
zen with six man teams. the game soon
world become A farce. This is one OF the
,oi,ts ,ba, would have TO be Thoroughly
brssbed out II the question OF six OF
,sveu man team is legally opened to-moi-
'Ov- night