New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04
incidentally Administers First
Defeat to Hockey Club.
LATTER'S TEAM WORK NIL
Harmon Scores a Lucky Goal
Through a Long Line Of
Human "Wickets.

The Irish-American Athletic Club seven
won its first game in the championship
series of the Amateur Hockey League at
the ST Nicholas Rink last night. Incl
dentally, the Green and White team
humbled the hitherto unbeaten combina-
ton representing the Hockey club Of
New York by a score of 4 goals TO l. The
Hockey Club has won three games and
lost one-a game each way better than
the ST. Nicholas Skating Club team.
Thoroughly demoralized because OF the
temporary loss of its two best players
Castleman and Britton-the Hockey Club
practically nil. and in their individual
scrambles the players frequently got in
one another's way. Most of the play was
in the Hockey Clubs territory, and the
fact that Lewis, the goal tender for that
team. was fired upon no less than four
teen times in the first half, while
Mitchell, at the opposing cage, had 10
block only three shots, gives an idea of
the one-sided nature of the hockey. In
the second period the proportion of
shots was almost equally one-sided.
AS il mindful of the admonition from
their chief. Patrick J. Conway, the
'Irish-Canadians" tried TO play less
roughly. They got along smoothly enough
in the first half. but in the closing min
utes several Of the players so far forgot
themselves as TO incite the displeasure of
the referee. Russell Ellis. who. when i'm
posing penalty made his melting out
Of Justice the more emphatic by taking a
good grip on the offender and hurriedly
escorting him to the side. After this had
happened several times the Irish players
acted as If they intended to demonstrate,
and as the referee is not much larger than
Sheriff Hamburger fears were entertained
for his safety.
An argument was started early in the
contest over a near" goal by the Hockey
club. Mackenzie. the centre, made a long
lift that went straight for the opposing
net AS the rubber was sailing through
the air a trihe high Mitchell contentcd
himself with luclSing his head in the be
lief that the puck would sail harmlessly
over the cage. Kear. the umpire for that
end. also tried TO dodge and there was
some doubt whether the puck hit his
shoulder and then bounded into the cage
Or whether IT hit him through the net.
In the wordy war that followed. practi-
cally every player took hand as we'll as
several outsiders. IL was finally declared
no goal"
The first score for the Irish had an
element Of luck attached 20 it in that
Harmon scored the point on what would
ordinarily have been an easy shot 10
block. There were several pairs of legs
Immediately I'm front of the Hockey Club s
cage. but they were about as much in the
way as so many pairs of wickets TO a
good shot in a game of croquet. Lewis
never saw tho puck until il suddenly APP
pcarcd from under the nearest archway,
and il was then too late to intercept The
time Of that goal was minutes and 4s
seconds. Shortly after that Garon scored
all alone after taking the puck down the
side. There was no further scoring in that
half
Good team work on the part of Harmon
and Garon accounted for another goal for
the Irish after trife more than five
minutes Of play in the second period.
Gsron worked the puck along the side
and then passed IL quickly 10 the rover.
who shot il past Lewis. A little later the
Irish players enlivcned matters a trl1e
by using their sticks so as 10 trip a few
of their opponents. and in a short space
Of time Harmon, Kinsella and Macdon-
nell were "shooed" off the ice
At that point there were only four left
in the game for the Irish, and it was
then that Fredericks. aided by a pass
from Mackenzie, managed TO score the
Hockey Clubs only goal. After return
ing 10 the ice Kinsella scored the fourth
and last goal for the Irish. The point
was made on Il rebound. Lewis being
unable TO clear after blocking Kinsella' s
first assault