New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-05
,.,,es Three of Five
mails for st, Nicks by
His Brilliant Play.
NGLE TALLY FOR
THE IRISH SEVEN
~ damned and Crowd Cheers
:, fine Former Princeton Star
Flashed Down the Ice.
p, FRED HAWTHORNE.

Il -. onin,on Of over a thousand
20 enthusiasts at the ST, Nicholas
W 80 night, "Hobey" Baker, the
-, rover OF the St Nicholas
~ Club. proved himself supreme
% al living players, when he and
,s,m he craces defeated the Irish
..-esn A. {. by a score Of 8 goals
.1y,A,vu scored three Of these goals,
he first half and two in the
- ed IN each case ne was unas-
81 After the former Princeton
ss,'l marvel had sent the puck into
.'ss FOR the third time besuteous
woman in box said he WAS
=, -;racle man o. hockey and who
~ .,y that she was wrong?
~ sr;. ard Cox scored the other gosls
- - n the s.. Nicholas seven,
-, ,.o,ky li..le McGrath, the Irish
'..5,sn lof, wing, saved his team
whitewssh by shooting the puck
:. -. cage web less than a minute
n 70 play 49,.
became evident. Johnny Cree, the
sas ~ p'svs centre for the Irish
- Rad been told 20 stick 10 Baker
- thistle 20 whistle. and never let
n. - %, on. Of his sight, and Cree did
:, ssr he could But II was not
.,-ss and the Inoian's efforts 70 keep
80 ~ "Hobey" were like a man at
..-,ti,g 20 put his finger on a piece
= -.r~j,tsilver. Il couldn't be done.
ii.sourh Captain Ellis was credited
= ,corirg the first goal for St
'.Iol,s after nine minutes of light
-. nIsv. +. was really his shinbone
-. sLould receive the honor. Fox
=. pass 20 Ellis as the latter was
],-s-~r directly before the cage and
r.. ... .re little leader on the
,grs ..... nto the cage.
- % his hands every
-, .... carry the puck, for
- man .. ... Irish team ripped
u ,l,sbeG d, HOBBY" as though he
=, evil spirit. The peerless rover
I,,vs5 that he Is made Of stern stock,
.,svs, for he never lost his speed
!. ,crressiveness in spite Of the score
u terrific falls he experienced on the
Iv,sn surface
4, tbe end Of about thirteen minutes
i b,rd NAV HOBBY" lifted the rub
q, 1-on the centre Of the rink and
,rtsd il in the cage, while the crowd
~ and cheered. No more scoring
N, done in this period.
no fight waccd fUrioUsly in the sec
90. ,srioE with the Irish having many
.s,,.,s 70 score. but their goal shoot
I, vas Inaccurate. and several times
.,y waited too long after breaking
-rrrh the opposing defence. A. the
.r3 o. +freen minutes, however
.H,ssy" decided he had not had SUI
s.r, exercise and started 70 work.
Je,irc from behind his own goal
g,a come. he streaEed down the ice
~ Tho muck SIX times he lodged
n. rood intentions OF the lrish-Ameri-
y. playe-s 10 stop him, and did not
au until he had ska+ed right 20 the
n and deposited the puck gently
,sfsIn. -.
While the crowd was still singing his
r4ses "Hobey" did i again, this time
any the disk from the centre. hlgn
eve the heads Of the other men ana
rppipg e In the exact centre OF the
AZ -.
just after this = man in a rinkslde
u who had been waving his arms IN
tslirium Of JOY over Bakers latest
r,loit. dropped his eyeglasses over
., edge and onto the ice. The game
"a halted while search was lnstl-
red. tho glasses found and affixed IN
iur customary resting place on the
ans nose
A minute after Baker made his last
ril Cox took the puck out or a scrln-
aye in front Of the Irish-Amerlcah
csl and slammed it into the net for
/. Nicholas fifth and last score
NeGrath. in the last minute OF pay
,srht the rubber near the side OF tne
Ink and hurtled it into the cage ano
.or,ly sitervard the game ended one
the largest crowds OF the season
,mm,d lie way into the rink 10 see
,s CHAMPION "Hobey" perform
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