The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
TEAMS IN SHAPE FOR
HOCKEY LEAGUE RACE
First Game of Annual Series
Will BE Played at Rink on
Tuesday Night.
BOSTON SEVEN FEARED

The hockey teams representing New
York In the Amateur Hockey League put
the finishing touches on the training at
the st. Nicholas Rink last week for the
opening OF the league season Tho Hockey
Club OF New York and the Irish American
A. &. will meet In the first contest of the
season Tuesday night beginning what
promises to be the most interesting hockey
race In some years.
All the local teams In the league have
been strengthened and the admission OF
the Boston a. A. will greatly add to the
interest In the series. Twenty games are
on the schedule, and all but four OF them
will be played in the 81. Nicholas Rink.
The other four games will he played In
the Boston Arena, each OF The New York
teams going to Bobton to play the Boston
A. a. seven.
The 81 Nicks, present holders of the
league title. are the favortcs in the race
with the Boston A. A. as their strongest
rivals While the ST. Nicks had hard
time beating the Toronto University team
here, the Boston combination gained "A
rather easy victory over tho Canadians
last week.
In HOBBY Baker the ST. Nlcks have the
star player of the league and undoubtedly
the best player in the country. Many
Canadians have said he IL as valuable n
man as any player IN the Dominion.
Baker played great hockey for Princeton,
but in the game against Toronto he
showed that he is better than ever. The
St. Nicks have several other stars In addi-
ton to Baker, most OF whom gained fame
as hockey players at college. Willetts.
the Coverpont was captain OF last sea-
sons Harvard team. and Carnochan, the
Al.
son. Kilner is former Princeton player
products OF st. Paul's School. They have
has had much hockey experience and Is
one OF the brainlest players In the league.
Baker. Wllletts and Kllner are all
products OF 81. Paul's School. They have
been playing the game as long as most
of the Canadians. and with tho other 81.
Nick players make a combination that
promises to he hard to beat Baker s
the power of the St Nicholas offence. and
the defence seems 10 be of an unusually
high cal!bre.
Although beaten by Ottawa. me Cres-
cents seem to have the making OF
many veterans to draw on and in Capt.
Tod Brown has one OF the best defensive
players in the league.
The Hockey Club. which finished sec
ond b st. Nicks last season and gave
the winners good race, will he
stronger tnaH III wa according TO capt,
Lewis, He expects that the team will
make a splendid showing. The Hockey
Club, unlike tho other league teams, has
not yet played this season and In some
thing OF an unknown quality.
Despite the defeat at the hands OF
Princeton. Coach Jimmy O'Bren OF the
Irish American A. &. team says his men
will be In the running He still holds
that Cree will make a great record. The
Indian came TO New York with a reputa-
thon but failed 70 shine In the Princeton
game. oBrien has likely looking squad.
Coughlin, who played with the Peterb1ro
team last season, being one of the best
men nn the Ice. Capt McGrath Is play
ing his usual good game
Although the Boston A. a, team has
not had AZ much practice az the four New
York clubs. the BostOnlans, after losing
to Ottawa. showed surprising strength
against Toronto University, better team.
Several former Harvard stars are on the
Boston seven, and the hockey enthusi-
asts OF that city think the team will sig
nalize its entrance into the league by
capturing the championship,