New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-08
HOCKEY CLUB TEAM
BEATS CRESCENT A. c.
Old Champions Shut Out in
Fast and Rough
Match.
TITLE HANGS ON VICTORY
Winning Team Breaks Tie by
Two Sensational Goals at
the st. Nicholas
Rink.

In a heart-breaking game that WA
work, work. work from whistle TO whia.
tie. the Hockey Club of New York defeat
ed the Crescent Athletic Club in the 6pa,
game Of the triple round robin for m.
championship of the Amateur Hockey
League at the st. Nicholas Skating RIM
last night. The final score was 20 w,,h
neither team scoring In the first period n
play.
Both scores were made in a pecuI,a,
manner. Roger Castleman, the star rovs.
of the Hockey Club. tailed the first poIn,
1t was made after minutes and p sec.
onds Of play Castleman was standing
good twenty feet in front OF the Crescen,
cage. The puck was in back OF the cage
and the majority Of the players vera
making a desperate attempt to secure IN.
rubber.
Suddenly the puck was passed back n
Castleman by Young. With almost every
| other man on the ice between him and tina
, Crescent cage, Castleman settled himself
for shot. He was as cool as the skat.
ing surface and took enough time to aim
steadily at the goal. Not Crescent
| player bothered the shooter, for all
thought that 1t would be impossible for
Castleman to shoot a goal through the
whole New Moon team.
| The puck flew straight as an arrow
toward DR. Mills. The Crescent goal
keeper could not see the flying puck.
owing to the many players who were be.
tween him and the shooter He never
knew that the puck reached the net until
young Tom Howard put up his hand to
| tell the thousands in the rink that the
Hockey Club had scored the first goal OF
the match.
| The second goal was scored just a. tho
game was ending. 1t was the mos,
peculiar tally that has been made in the
St. Nicholas Skating Rink in years.
Young Jimmy" Britton had the puck
behind the Crescent goal He shot the
rubber out toward the centre OF the ice,
only to have 1t stopped by DR.. Mills. The
Crescent goallleeper thought ne heard
the whistle blow and dropped the little
disk at his feet II bounded into the net
and out again. to the astonishment Of all.
No whistle sounded and the goal was
allowed. However, eight seconds later
game.
Il Although the game was exceptionally
rough. the only person injured was Will
lam Russell. president Of the Amateur
| Hockey League. The senior official was
sitting with the timers on the side lines
when big Brown. of the Crescents, was
thrown into the board and his skate flew
up In the air and caught Russell on the
point of the chin. II was a mighty nasty
cash and three stitches had 10 be taken
| in Russelrs face before he could return
! and see the balance of the match.
Considerable credit must be given TO r
| Ellis. OF the 81. Nicholas Hockey Club,
who refereed the contest. II was an ex.
ceptionally difficult game to manage, and
the youngster did great work. lie was
assisted by y. Pagan. OF Montreal. The
| officials early took the players IN hand
and meted out penalties upon the slight
est provocation. In the aggregate Cres-
cent was penalized seven times for four
| teen minutes. Five times Hockey Cluo
players were sent TO the timers for Two
minutes each.
The game places the Hockey Club IN
the lead for the championship. Although
the season is ended. il will be necessary
to play another game. The Hockey Cluo
ard the Irtsh-Amerscans played 10
game earlier In the winter. and this must
be PLAYED off Should the Irish team win
the Crescents and the Hockey Club VIII
| be tied for the championship. and an
other game will have TO be PLAYED.
victory for the Hockey CluD over Inc
Irishmen will give the former team the
championship.
The lineup follows.
Hockey Cl1b (2l. Position. Crescent A { W
| Lewis ..............G..... MN.
| Gordon .............P.... pIoNh
| 1S,,.. Z. p .. Dufresns