New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-05
HOCKEY FIGHT At HAND|
Race for Amateur League Title
to Begin This Week.
TEAMS WELL MATCHED
Dolby, Wall, Liffiton and Mills
Not Likely to Play with
Crescent Seven.

The Amateur Hockey League teams VIII
begin the championship race on Tuesday
night at the St Nicholas Rink and from
then until well into March the struggle
for the trophy VIII be in fu'l SWING Inc
league Is now made up ol The crescent
\. C.. ST. Nicholas Skat"s Cluc' ihe
Hockey club Of New York and the irlth-
American \. e.. which aIter scF'' a'
Years OF waiting succeeded la sHppihs III
when The Wanderers decided not to put
team ON the ice this season. ldcin eh'"H!
the club fell heir to several of The pid\ rrs
who were conspicuous on the VI ahdeier'
team last year
with only four teams competing II was
necessary 10 radjust the schedule ol
games and instead of playing t"o series
the teams will play three-time rouh"
robin OF eighteen games as follows:
January :, Hockey club ~. 81 Memo
las; 10. Crescent \. 4. ~. Irish Ame'ic an
4. c.: IL. Hockey club ~. lrish-Ahe''-
can A. c.: 10. s.! >icholas ~ Creseih'
A. G.: u. st. Nicholas ~. irish-Aineil'""
\. C.: a, Crescent \. G. ~. HOcAey Clao'
Is. Hockey CLUB W.. 81. Nlchoias' o.
Crescent 4. &. vs.. lrish-American a. 81
February 5. Hockey club VI. lrish-Amt'l-
can A. c.: g. Crescent " {. W. 81 ->l'ho
las: II. st. Nicholas VS.. lrish-AuleEI0a'
4. c.: A. Crescent \. {. W.. iioche! 'i""'
Is. Hockey club vs. st. Nicholas. =. Cres-
cent \. G. VS.. lrish-American a. u ~
Hockey club vs. Irish-Amercan a. -
=; ST. Nicholas VS.. Crescent a. G.; March
AZ. Nicholas vs. Irish-American A. u
a.
That the struggle Will be an interest
ing one Is "A foregone conclusion. III VIII
be characterized by az much uncertainty
as last season, when d Tie resulted Oet"eeh
IN. Crescents and Wanderers. which ne
&c ,sitated an extra game ana tue u'''
mate victory for the Brooklyn chainpiohS'
None of the side line critics VIII venture
an opinion On the probable outcome oi
the forthcoming battle. The teams nave
had plenty Of practice Ina games win the
college puck chasers. and even these nave
given no line upon which to base an ih,e'
liaent forecast OF the result. Never De-
fore have the clubs been so well edu'Ppe'
with PLAYERS. The withdrawal Oh inc
New York A. c., which WAS ai""SS
factor In hockey, left dozen sturn' VIZ
Grams to be distributed among the teaii's'
while the detection OF the Wanderers left
that crowd of snappy little players ieau'
TO be taken in by the lr1sh-Ame'iceh'.
In addition to these, the usual innuA oi
graduate college players gave 'he d.
Nicholas Club a chance 10 rearrahee us
team. which Is admittedly the strongest
that has shown SO far this season. Inc
st. Nicks began play ing under the most
advantageous conditions last year ana
the prediction was freely MADE thst t"'s
would win the championship. but a sue
cession OF reverses In the opening games
an accident or two, and the team hao
setback from which IL never recoVeN~
although toward the end ii was playing
brilliant hockey. IL is the on!y ean'
which Is composed exclusively OF hHeH-
can players, most or "hom are iV'" e'
members OF college sevens
a nile the Crescent 4. &. with It's array
of seasoned veterans Is the faVorite Win
the wise men OF the hockey "oIlu, 'n1
favor hangs upon the teams record OF
past achievements rather than upon an
Intelligent analysis OF present condluons'
While not officially announced ~ ~ III
drestood that Docby, Wall, Linton ana
DOC" Mills. who were the leading fac
tors in pushing the New Moon team INTO
championship prominence In past seasons.
will no. play this year. ana the fact thst
they have not practised with the team
seems to give Significance to the rumor.
Their places have been filled With capable
PLAYERS, but they have not had the sd-
vantage OF team experience. THIS was
apparent in the recent game between the
Crescent and Toronto University sovens.
when too much individual playing and
lack OF team work resulted In the for
mer's defeat. Then the injury to Brown;
the sturdy fellow VINO plays point, VIII
- Of tho for several
weeks
Several OF the New York A. G. players
have been "corralled" by Jimmy Britton.
among them Captain castlenan and Bert
White. who will lend added strength to
the team.
The big surprise. however. is expected
from the Irish-American seven, which
took advantage OF the withdrawal or the
Wanderers 10 get such famous players
as Garon. Kinsella and Harmon. In ad-
dition TO these. Jimmy O'Brien, the coach.
has Mitchell or Kelly In the cage: Rogers.
Mcdonald. fine little Canadian player.
for team.