New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-17
Crimson Closes Second
Half with Rush and Piles
Up Winning Total
PRINCETON HAS A
SECOND HOBBY BAKER
Humphreys Shines as Star OF
Fast and Furious
Contest.
By FRED HAWTHORNE.

Fair Harvard's hockey team van
quished the seven from Princeton At
the ST. Nicholas Rink last night By 4
goals 70 /, while crowd OF three thou
sand rabld enthusiasts cheered, threw
hats in the air and waved their hand
kerchiess-the latter demonstration By
the ladies.
Although beaten by q decisive score,
the boys from old Nassau were far
from disgraced. and in the tall person
Of John Humphreys, who played cover
point for Princeton, that university has
the nakings OF q second "Hobey" Baker.
Humphreys is all that the metaphor
implies
Harvard won through superior team
work and her men were faster on thsir
skates than their rivals, with the glow
ing exception Of Humphreys and Cap
tain Peacock. Time and sgain Prince
ton had opportunities TO cage the puck.
but with single exception IN the see
ond period they either missed by mar
row margins or did not have anybody
down 70 assist the man with the rubber.
Morgan, the fast point for Harvard,
/
a few minutes after play began This
was the only time either team sue
ceeded in tallying during the first
period, although both sides made fran
tic attempts. The play was fast and
furious and spills were even more so.
Humphreys electrified the spectators
many times By his thrilling dashes
down the ice, ploughing his way
through the entire Harvard defence
and retaining the puck with wonderful
skill. But he was one man against
seven and Wylde, the Harvard goal.
proved himself wonder at guarding
his cage.
During the intermission between
/ halves Peter Prunty, the veteran an
nouncsr. sidled out on the ice and let
: il be known in clarion tones that Miss
/ Florence Irving will give an exhibition
; Of fancy skating
Miss Irving backed up every word
/ Mr.. Prunty uttered and vhirled about
| the ice in beautiful spirals, eheered
/ By the college boys uprosriously. She
/ was presented with a huge horseshoe
/ Of flowers when she left the ice.
While waiting for the teams 70 re-
appear the rooters from Cambridge
! and Princeton exchanged verbal ehal-
lenges. IL was all very much 20 the
/ college.
The Harvard seven started With a
rush at the beginning OF tho second
/ period, Townsend csging the disk after
/ less than two minutes play from =
| fierce scrimmage Schoen. Prineeton's
speedy right wing, reciprocated a mo-
ment later.
The Princeton cohorts went mad with
| Joy when their side Tailed and went
into the battle with added pep Little
' Captain Peacock was always the driv-
| ing wedge in breaking up the Harvard
defence. opposing his small stature 20
the betty men Of Harvard with utter
recklessne5s. Humphreys. beads OF
perspiration trickling from his nose,
upheld his captain ably, but the rest Of
the team was not up 20 their standard.
In the las; ten minutes of play Phil
lips, the Harvard rover shot the puck
into the net from the side OF the rink,
and a minute later Wsnsmaker. who
had replaced Townsend At centre,
scored Harvsrd's fourth goal. There
was no more scoring by either side. al
though the Princeton rooters were lit
orally on their knees beseeching their
team 10 turn the tide. IL could not bs
done. however. and Harvard left the
ice with g we'll earned victory 20 its
credit
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