New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-11
PLAY HOCKEY GAME,
BUT UNDER PROTEST
Irish. American Seven Makes a
Bad Start in Amateur
League Race.
BEST PLAYER SUSPENDED
With Macdonnell Off the Ice the
Crescent Athletic Club Team
Romps Away with
Victory.

to in is first Amateur Hockey League
championship game at the ST. Nicholas
Rink las. night the Irish-American Ath-
lttic club team made its presence felt.
The extra. not on the programme, con-
sisted OF twenty -fve-mlnute delay
caused by a dispute over MacdonnelI, sald
TO he the strongest player OF the irish
team.
1t seems that mcdonnell, who was In
these parts two years ago as a meihper
OF the Crescent Athletic Club. returned
10 Canada, where he PLAYED against pro-
fessionals Although he admitted this. the
player declared that he never received
any money for his services. and that al
terward he was reinstated as an amateur.
In proof OF this he produced his amateur
card. ON the other hand. William Rus
sell president Of the league here. received
a letter from the secretary OF the Alberta
Amateur Union, in which ii was admitted
that an amateur card had been ISSUED 10
Macdonnell. but since then facts had been
learned that would be sufficient to prevent
his being allowed To play there again as
an amateur.
saws he notified mcdonnell at o'clock
yesterday afternoon that he would not DE
allowed 10 play At first Harmon, the
Irish-American Athletic Club captain de-
clared his team would not play unless
Macdonald was allowed on the ice, but
he finally changed his mind, whereupon
Stickney was substituted, but the game
was protested.
The captain of the Irish-American seven
insisted that mcdonnell was being CON
fused with a player by the same name.
but with different initials. in Nova Scotia
and that the ruling was unfair II also
was indicated that the player was dressed
and ready to go on the ice before the
bomb was touched of.
The absence OF Macdonald doubtless
weakened the Irish team. as Stckncy
plainly showed his lack OF experience.
kinsella Garon. La Patt and Harmon
were up to past standard, but there was
lack OF team work such as developed by
the Crescent seven.
While there were new faces in the
Crescent lineup, IL cannot be said that
the brand OF hockey showed any falling
off from that which won the champion
ship for the Brooklyn club for the last
two seasons Reinmund. the centre. for
merly with the New York Athletic Club,
had great speed and covered lot II
ground. Sherren also did fine work. and
Carhar;. formerly Of Yale, made an ideal
goal tender.
The game had not been In progress
long before the good sized crowd in at
tendance realized that no love was lost
between the opposing sides Penalties
were frequent. the players on both sevens
being equally guilty of cross-chechlng'
tripping and slashing. In the second hair
Smith the right wing on tho Irish team.
received "A cut over the eye, but he re-
sumed after the wound had been bound
with bandagc ON another occasion a
Wild Iift sent the puck flying into the
crowd. with the result that the rubber hit
a young woman in the face.
The Crescent men played 50 fast that
the Irish team was Kept on the defensive
great part OF the time. The first count
was made after six minutes Of play when
Hallock scored all alone. Nothing more
| in the scoring line was accomplished dur
/ ing that half until shortly before tho bell.
when Du Fresno. with ono Of his old
time brilliant rushes, carried the puck
through the entire opposing team. The
| time was 1874.
During the second half Cresccnt's pass
ing improved, and II was as result or
beautiful team work that Reinmund was
| enabled to net the rubber after tribe
more than Ave minutes of play. He re-
cciyed the puck on n pass from Sherrefr.
| esq than three minutes later Sherref
/ scored. Rcinmund this time doing the
| passing.
| Harmon saved his team from white
wash I'm a peculiar way. In scrmmage
| Smith tried to shoot goal. but Carhart
blocked. The puck happened to rebound
directly at Harmon. who shot IT to the
not like a fash for the only score credited
10 the Irish seven. Shortly before the
close Of the game sherreff counted again
| unassisted