New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-06
AMATEUR HOCKEY
LEAGUE SPLIT
TO THE CORE
Two Clubs Withdraw from Cham
pionship Series After Stormy
Meeting of Committee.
TALK OF INTERCITY LEAGUE
Question of SiXsMan Teams Cause
of General Break - Next
Move Eagerly Waited.

The Amateur Hockey League is divided
against itself. At meeting of the eXecu-
tive committee last night the playing
schedule drawn up two weeks ago was
not adopted and the st. Nicholas Hockey
Club and the Hockey Club OF New YORK.
present holders of the championship cup
withdrew teams from this years cham-
pionship series.
The decision was reached after one OF
the most stormy meetings in the history
of the league. The question OF n SIX OF
q seven man team was responsible for the
spIit. Several weeks ago a motion was
lost that would have allowed siX-man
hockey teams. Since then the New YORK
Athletic Club, which voted against the
motion. has lost It's vote by not entering
the championship series. and the cIu"s
that favored a six-man team decided 10
once more try to put the rule neiore
the governing body.
President Russell Of the Hockey CIno
was In the chair. and he ruled out Vi
order the clubs that made the notion OH
tho ground that only one Of the teams
that had voted against the original mo-
UOn COuIu hSh llldl NI' b'N''
opened. The chair was overruled' ana q
motion was passed 20 play siX-man teams
in the championship series.
A motion also was made 10 appoint I"
committee TO draft rules governing the
new conditions. The chair appoiute"
lanes O'Brien. Trish-American Athletic
club. and Sterling Martin Crescent Avn
Lotto club. The latter Withdrew an
nouncing that he INTENDED To Eahu III n''
,eeionation as a league delegate at Inc
end Of the meeting This he did. H. con-
don Wanderers Hockey club then was
annolnted. The committee Is to report
next Wednesday night.
When a motion was made 10 ADOPT the
pIayIne schedule. the Hockey 'lupo ana
the ST. Nicholas delegates announced
that they would not play in the chah-
pionship series. The motion TO ADOPT 'he
schedule was lost.
As things now stand. the New YORK
Athletic club. whose resignation has
caused all the trouble. can again compli-
cate matters by announcing that II VIII
have team in the championship race
The withdrawal OF the Hockey ana 81
Nicholas Clubs does not mean thet these
organizations will not have seVens on
the ice this winter. There Is movement
on foot to organize an inter-city league
taking in Boston and New Haven. II ~
understood that the Boston Hockey club
fsvors the plan and that with the opening
NJ the new rink I'm New Haven, II viii
nc nossIble TO form an excellent inter
city league OF four clubs. II Is quite pos
sible that the Crescent Athletic C1uO VIII
ioir the new league.
Speaking Of the action taken by MS
club President Russell said after the
meeting
THE withdrawal OF the Hockey club
from this years championship series was
the only thing possible under the circHm-
stances. The club IL the Oldest hockey
organization I'm the country and always
has believed In living up 10 tho rules
| rules according 20 parliamentary law
and when / was overruled. | could see
nothing else 10 do but 10 withdraw from
the championship series.
The ST. Nicholas club looked AT II IN
the same light our resignation means
that the league will have 10 appoint new
officers and a new governing committee
as ! am no longer eligible 10 be president
or a member Of the governing committee.
The same thing applies 70 II. l.. Won
Bernuth. St Nicholas Hockey club VINO
is the present secretary-treasurer OF the
league"
The delegates present were William
Russell. Hockey club II. /. Won Ber-
nuth. 81. Nicholas. Sterling Martin. cres-
cent Athletic Club: James O'Brien. Irish
American, and Richard Condor. Wander
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