New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-28
Extra Period Necessary
Before IriSh-AmeriCanS
Bow TO Defeat.
INJURY TO MCCARTHY
HALTS THE CONFLICT
Hopkins Scores Winning Tally
After Three Minutes Play
Hicks a Star.
By FRED HAWTHORNE.

Fighting with desperation 70 mold its
r'acc In the league race, the hockey
seven OF the Boston Athletic Associa-
zion defeated the team of the Irish
American Athletic Club last night at
The ST. Nicholas Rink by a score Of :
Goals to 6, after an extra period Of
play had been called
Never have two teams fought harder
on the ice than the opposing sevens
las, night. The Irish-American lads
were battling for the honor Of New
York. for the St. Nicholas Skating Club
team. which IS now tied for the lead
with The Boston men, and for their own
reputation.
The Boston team went into the game
knowing that If 10 we're defeated II
would lose all chance of landing the
hockey peun8nt for the year These
incentives were sufficient 10 keep every
man Oh the alert from beginning TO
end. and resulted BOD what must be re-
Earded as the most sensational hockey
game OF the year
I've game was lightning fast, with
both teams showing concerted team
men we're slightly superior IN this re-
suect. But 10 fighting spirit the lrlsh
BOYS had the edge, and this almost
GAINED a victory for them, after they
looked topciessiy beaten.
Johnny NcGga-h, the stocky captain
Of tho Winged Fist team, was the first
90 score. jsWming his way through the
strong defence OF the visitors and
landing The puo. ir the cage unaided.
30 was clever playing. and the spec
'ators went Wild with delight
Before Boston had recovered from
the shock Harmon added another goal
10. taking q pass from Indian Cree and
lifting The rubber into the cage from
the side.
The ease with which the Irish team
made their goals seemed TO lniurlate
Captain Huntington and his men. and
they started a whirlwind attack, which
swept the local team off its feet and
resulted in four goals Tor the Bostons
before the period ended.
Hopkins began the assault, scoring
from q fierce scrimmage near the side
of the rink. and with the Boston steam
roller working with deadly effect Smart
lied the score ten seconds later. The
B. A. A. men had tasted blood by that
time. and swept on, Hicks, the speedy f,
rover. scoring once on rebound and
second time dribblng the puck IN .
back II the Irish goal and then shoot .
ing it in from the side Of the cage
The Ir.sh-American club looked hope .
lessly beaten, but McGrath rallied ms .
men az the beginning ot the seconG ,
rer.OJ. and told them they could stIil /
vu. Hardly had he finished encourag-
..g his team before Hopkins shot a
90 a. the
or thirty-ore seconds.
Then Mccarthy, who played brill .
liant game all evening, got into the .
going and scored by his unaIded Ell
forts. When Dion made another tally I.
and Mccarthy repeated, ueing the /
score. the applause was deafenlng.
Hicks and his mates fought all the /
harder, seinC their chances growing
slim and the crash of stick against .
stick and body against body resounded .
throughout the building. il was play 1
ING of the fastest kind, and Hicks /
finally scored on q beautiful pass from .
Clifford i
cree electrified the spectators just /
before the end Of the period by GRAB
bing the puck and lodging through the
entire Boston team in "Hobey" Baker |
stvle. ending by dumping the disk into ,
The cage and again tieing the score,
Eac1 team having scored six goals,
an extra period was called and the /
battle began with added desperation;
Roth Kelly, for the Irish team, and /
Chadwick. for Boston, stopped many /
terrific shots by remarkable agility IN .
throwing themselves in front OF their /
GOALS. but Hopkins, after taking long
mass from the deadly Hicks, shot the .
winning goal in just . minutes and %
seconds
shortly before this Mccarthy, the
Irish-American cover point, had 70
leave the ice for ten minutes while
surgeon took several stitches in ms
cheek 20 repair a severe cash received
IN a scrimmsge.
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