New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-02
BLAST ST. N|CKS' HOPES
Hockey Club Seven Wins Game
and Second Place in Race.
OFFICIALS ON THE JUMP
Contest Not Best of Season,
but Castleman and red
ricks Play Well.

The ST. Nicholas Skating club seven
saw its championship aspirations go slim-
merng when II was defeated by the
Hockey Club team. by a score Of 4 goals
to . al the ST. Nicholas Rink last night.
incidentally. these two combinations ex-
changed places in the league race. 50
that now the Hockey club is in second
place, one game each way behind the
Crescent Athletic club Unless the
Hockey Club wins in the play-off OF the
tie with the Irish American Athletic
club team the title is assured 10 the
Crescent championship team for another
year
In a way last nights game was dis
appointing. not only from St Nicholas
standpoint, but because Of the fact that
at times the standard Of hockey was
none too good From the opening face
off it became apparent that st. Nichols
lacked its accustomed dash. for When
one Of its members did secure the puck
the advance was quickly stopped.
Castleman, the rover for the Hockey
CLUB. apparently forgot that he is moi
as young as he used TO be-. by playing
with all OF his former br!liancy. He
handled his stick so deity that It was
next to impossible for an opposing player
TO get past him. and when he once Sc
cured the rubber he rarely lost ii before
making the shot.
On several occasions Washburn. the
goal tender for ST. Nicholas. stopped hard
shots. but for all that he could not pre-
vent the opposing SIDE scoring twice be-
fore the bell signalled the end OF the first
half. FTcdericks scored for the Hockey
club in Il scrimmage after a trine more
than foIrteen minutes OF play, while
shortly before the close of the period
Blitton Gagged the puck on pass-out So
aggressive was Britton in his effort that
he broke his stick on the stroke that
counted.
Throughout the first haif-in fact the
whole game-imany delays resulted from
the frequent footing Of the whistle There
was another pair OF officials, and If they
did nothing else they probably broke all
records for whistle blowing. Every time
the puck touched skate or man
showed the least tendency to get offside
a blast from the referee or his assistant
was sure TO follow.
The game had not been resumed long
before Frederick scored again for the
Hockey Club after Britton had passed out
from behind the opposing cage A little
later Casteman, taking the puck from a
face-on, lodged hither and thither
through the opposing players and scored
all alone That made the count to In
favor Of the Hockey Cuban unlocked
for situation which stirred the "St. NICK
team to a desperate rally.
Loutrell and Turrel formed "a happy
combination, and by clever passing back
and forth worked the puck into the OPP
posing territory, Loutrell finally scoring
the first goal for his side after nine min
utes and four seconds. Five minutes later
Stanley and Chew were responsible for
another rally for st. Nicholas. Stanley
caging the rubber.
With the exception Of these two goals
made by st. Nicholas this team only
managed TO get one shot as far as Lewis,
the goal tender whereas Washburn
stopped the puck seven times. He also
Intercepted seven in the first period. as
against three for Lewis. all of which
goes to further illustrate how completely
the Hockey Club outplayed its rival. Had
Felowes Morgan been at his old position
at rover St Nicholas would doubtless
have Jared better
The summary follows