Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-31
HOCKEY IS A GREAT GAME,
CONTAINING MANY THRILLS.
Duplicate Whistle in Hands of Spec-
tatOr Nearly Broke Up Contest
at New York Recently.
VARIATIONS AT CLEVELAND
Players Stop Hitting the Disc and
Use Opponents Heads Instead.
Ambulance Carries Or the Injured,
While Doctors Give First Aid.

| NEW YORK, January 3o.-Hockey-
there's grand little game from the
spectators viewpoint. When played
strictly according to Hoyle on Hockey
! 1; creates "A large flock of thrills and
when played with variations 1t leaves
nothing to be desired
They played a game with amusing
variations in New York a few evenings
J ago. and Just about the same time they
varied the game in Cleveland by bust
ing fellows skull and wounded abou,
| lance was necessary.
The variation in New York came
p rink a game zane, played in St: Nicholas
I into the frolic by a spectator, and tust
as too many cooks can spoil the con
somme. so can too many whistles put
the blink on hockey game.
1t may be explained for the benefit
or our Southern brethren, who don't
see an Ice hockey game very often,
cree Is Il very important factor in n
hockey game. a loot from the wills
tie stops the game or it starts the
game, as the case may be-
The, crowd had settled in it's seat.
the players had lined UP. Everything
was ready The. referee footed on his
new whistle and the game got under
way. But 1t remained under way for
( Just ABOUT one minute. Then a whis-
tie blew The notes that issued forth
l =.
like those that ooze from the referee $
whistle. Hearing whistle-a signal
70 hal,-the players halted. and locke
inquiringly at the referee. Why was
he hating tho game? No fouls had
been committed: no one was Injured on
dying on the ice.
The referee returned the glances of
the players. Why had these players
saw no rason for the halt I'm opera :
tions and then footed the players back
into action.
silence rreigned for about eighteen
seconds; That Is to say. no, piercing
period. And then-.toot! toot." once
again the PLAYERS stopped:
H S %h a,iar,a matter With You guys
ur to the group of idle players.
The players looked at one another
and then in chorus. shouted at the
"Whatsa matter with us? Hey. you
POOP t.s wh ats mat mater with you? Twin
whistle Of 1N yours na' he sv"sS o" mat new
hi, %ys,iaed; WV. amt shf rfbiis es on "A
.hs mere w N ste since the game start
when you stopped before"
to say. | am won't stand for any
he footed his tooter.
About one minute later the balsts OF
ers ceased work. but this time they
didt stand around. They made a con-
ccrted dash for the referee.
Hold on; hold on. gents" shouted
the referee waving them back "Taint
me that's been a-blowin' that whistle
It's somebody In the galleries. 7 didn't
hear II the first two times because l
time l did"
The game was delayed until the ush
crs passed among the crowd and re-
marked that anyone displaying or toot-
ing a whistle would be dealt with as
befitted such n crime. Thereafte only
one whistle whistled within the rink.
Some few evenings ago a Canadian
| team and Cleveland team staged a
hockey game in the Ohio city. For a
was played strictly according to Hoyle
on hockey.
From nice. refined hockey game the
ice became scene that reminded many
OF the description OF bayonet battle
; In France. The players ceased using
[ eir clubs for swatting the rubber disc
and began swatting each other upon
the knobs.
Down went the players like soldiers
In front of a machine gun The leo
became cluttered with PROSTATE and
bleeding forms.
Just when 1t looked as il the battle
would end because OF lack OF war
riors, the spectators heard the call Of
the wild. They responded and charged
onto the floor OF the rink. Emitting
battle cries they started to take up
end. Then tho guardians Of the law
shed ''oo"-
a great game is hockey