New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-17
Irish-Americans Put to
Rout in a Lively
Battle on Ice.
TEAM WORK LACKING.
BUT FIGHTS A-PLENTY
CeaselesS Whirl of Arms, Legs
and StickS-Players' Heads
Used as Seats.
BY FRED HAWTHORNE.


Irish American A. c. last night at the
ST. Nicholas Rink the Hockey Club OF
| New York moved up into a tie for third
/ place with the Crescent A. c. in the
league race. The score was to l.
| The team defeated last night now occu-
pies the cellar position so long claimed
by the Hockey Club.
/ The big crowd that turned out to see
I the tailenders clash on the ice was
prepared for bitter struggle, with lots
of action" every second of time, and
let it be said the crowd was not in the
least disappointed.
When you dump thirteen lrishmen
and one Indian into an arena, arm each
one with stout ash club and tell
them to GO TO it what can you expect
Each team had three men who are
Irish by right of birth and ancestry.
and the others arc Irish by inclins-
ton and manners. except the Indian,
who should have been armed with his
favorite weapon, the tomahawk, but did
I
well enough as 1t was.
Just listen TO this list Of names and
then imagine what happened when
Garon. Conway, Britton and MacDon-
nell, of the Hockey Club, got mixed
up with Kelly, Mccarthy and McGrath,
of the Irish American team.
Neither team was found guilty Of
anything like concerted team work at
any minute of the game, but how those
boys could fight! The outcome of the
game meant much TO both clubs, and
the Hockey Club, by reason of its de
feat Of the formidable Boston Athletic
Association team last week, was tiiled
with new determination TO continue
the upward climb.
The puck was all over the ice during
the first period, with each man taking
a separate whack at the rubber. but
nobody was able to imprisOn IT IN the
cage until nearly the end of the period
when Captain McGrath of the Irish
Americans took a pass from Hewitt
after almost seventeen minutes of
play and shot the puck past Captain
Lewis. the Hockey Club goal tender.
Everything had been mad rushes by
individuals up 10 this time, with won
derful spills. resoundng thumps and
But all enjoyed themselves immensely.
In the second period. however, the
trouble really started, and before all
the festivities were over Mr. Kelly, the
Irish American goal. thought he was
standing up in the trenches and letting
the German hordes shoot at him with
complete abandon. Kelly's stopping av-
erage must have been away above 900
per cent, for only five Of the hundreds
aimed at his goal passed him.
Young scored first, taking the puck
all by his lonesome and shooting II be
twixt Kelly's well padded legs. Then
MacDonnell did the same thing, squirm-
ing his way through the Irish defence
and caging the puck after about nine
minutes work. Conway was the next
man to score for the Hockey Club from
a desperate scrimmage near mid
centre
There was a ceaseless whirl Of arms,
legs and sticks, with the players sit
ting on each others heads, necks and
stomachs, and every little once in a
while, when they thought of 1t, the
Hockey Club players left off personal
combat to make a score. Perhaps IT
was a mean advantage to take, but the
Hockey Club has been down in the eel
lar too long TO retain those finer ethics
of the game.
Smith, the Hockey Club rover. took
the rubber from one end of the rink
and dribbled il prettily down to the
other end, and then showed il past Mr..
Kelly, who was trying to unlock his
teeth from Brtton's hockey stick. The
last goal was made by mcdonnell,
three minutes before the call of time,
without the aid of anybody else.
Only two penalties were dealt out
to Young and Hewitt, for tripping
but that was because Ellis, the referee,
and Crovat, his assistant, could not
distinguish. among the human pin
wheels on the ice, the player who was
doing the most damage.
After the game, snatches of CONVEX
sation were heard coming over the
transom of the players dressing room,
in this fashion:
"Were you the guy ! cracked on the
back Of the neck that time? Did 1t
hurt?"
ayes, you landed that one, but /
didn't feel it, Jimmy"
Remember that time you were sit
ting on my head just before the
whistle? | missed a great chance for
a goal then"
On Saturday night the ST. Nicholas
team will play the Queens University
seven, of Canada.
The lineup follows: