New-York tribune., 1913-02-22
FORGE AHEAD
Beat Irish. h.AmeriCanS in a Fast,
Rough Contest.
REINMUND WEARS A MASK
Mills, the Brooklyn Goal
Tender, Does Brilliant
Service in Game.

In a fast, likewise rough. game of hook
ey the Crescent Athletic Club team de-
fcated the Irish American Athletic club
seven by a So ore of 4 goals to at the St
Nicholas Rink last night. BY its victory
the Brooklyn combination placed itself
within striking distance OF st. Nicholas,
which leads tho league the margin in
favor of st. Nick" now being only a
single game. Tho defeat Of the Green
and White team forces it hopclcssly out
of the running for this season.
Last nights game began fifteen minutes
late hTc teams were on the ice at s 80.
but there was the usual delay until the
president Of the Amateur Hockey League
rut i'm an appearance. There was a fair
crowd On hand when the referee finally
blow his whistle and tossed the puck for
the opening To bc sure. the ice was
none too good. hut that did not account
tor the many falls.
Rcinnund. the speedy Crescent centre.
as il mindful Of his experience last week.
when he lost some teeth. came upon the
ice fortified with Il baseball catcher's s
mask strapped on secured He then sailed
into The fray, apparently obiiviots to such
pleasantries as cross-checking. hooking
and jabbing. and the opinion expressed
after last nights game was that II the
'rouhG STUFF Is to continue all hands
would do well to get masks.
odd as II may seem. most of the play
ing was i'm the Crescent territory. For
several minutes i'm the first half Dr Mills,
the goal tender. was kept on the jump.
II was ono of his good nights. otherwise
there would have been different story
to tell. I'm this first period Mills stopped
no less than fourteen shots, whereas
Mitchell. on the other end. was asked TO
block seven, and TWO Of these got by him.
Dufresnc scored the first goal for crcs-
cent getting the puck from "A face Oft aud
lifting IL past Mitchell II was n be3uti-
ful shot from the side wall. About Two
minutes later Brown and Rclnmund
worked the puck through the opposing
line, Rcinmund shooting the goal. The
only other point scored in this half was
long shot by Macdonnell that NILS
never saw until too late
A. a rule. tie Crescent plays were
broken up before they got anywhere near
tie opposing goal. and the Brooklyn team
was fortunate that il was not scored on
oftcner. particularly toward the end Of
the nrst half. when II had only i've men
on the ice. Dufrcsnc and ShIrrcn having
to GO 20 the side for rough handling Of
the stick The half ended WIT hthe scor,
az 10 iu favor Of the Crescent. The
fact that tlirty-thrcc minutes was re-
quircd 10 run OF this period shows how
the play was broken into through frequent
blasts of the whistle.
Wen get two or nothing this half"
said u member OF the Irish team when the
second period began. Tho Green aud
White seven certainly worked hard and
again subjected Mills to a relentless bonn
bardment. but the doctor was always
equal 10 the occasion. except when lIaT-
mon did manage To get the rubber by him
after the doctor had fallen 10 the ice and
went rushing out 10 clear. That how
ever. was well on toward the end Of the
game. and followed two previous goals
for Crescent. both OF which were made
by Hallock. the left wing
Throughout this half the play became
rougher and rougher. sticks siashns
through the air entirely too high for
safety. on one occasion. in a scrimmag.
between Kennedy and kinsella along the
womans nun out OF her lap and sent It
spinning on the ice.
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