The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-04
CRESCENTS EXTEND
ST. NICKS TO CLOSE
Score Tied at = TO = When
Sudden Death Period Is
Entered Upon.
ELLIS HITS WINNING GOAL
HOCKEY LEAGUE STANDING
was a departure from the us

There was a departure from the usual
order Of things last night at the st.
Nicholas Rink when the Crescent Ath-
letic club seven was beaten in an ANA
teur Hockey League match by the cham
pion st. Nicholas $. G.. team. 3 TO ..
The departure was not in the defeat OF
the Crescents. for the Half Mooners have
lost three times out OF four starts this
season. and II was not In the victory or
the st. Nicks. for the Santa Claus crew
has won four straight games. II was
in the fact that the Brooklyn players
lost an extra period game. II is the
first time within the memory OF dyed
In the wool hockey fans that a Crescent
team has lost "A sudden death game.
When the first half was ended the
! score was all quare. each team having
scored twice. In the second half neither
side could score. so tight WAS the defence
on either side. and so sudden death was
decided upon. The superstitious belieN-
ers in jinxes and their Tx were certain
that the ST. Nicks were due for their
first defeat. and when the Crescent seven
kept III a fusillade of shots at the st.
Nick goal during the early part OF the
added period It looked as II the jinx
might prevail. Then after five and a
half minutes Of play cox shot one at the
Cresceu, net and Ellis put II in on the
ebound.
The game was on. OF the best seen at
the local rink In nan a day and A
goodly crowd enjoyed II. The Crescent
men showed vast Improvement over the
form they showed IN the early games.
and IL looks now as IL the Half Moon
| squad Will be = tough team to beat
through the remainder of the season.
] II.,.v.., .l. hafsN spNarpnftt nf TN,
Brooklyn team. started the scoring after
a little more than SIN minutes Of play IN
the Opening session. when he carried tn.
puck through the entire ~. Nick defence
and slammed il into the net. \ couple
/ OF minutes later Mccarthy fired In a
long shot after a face of, and the aspect
was ANYTHING but bright Tor the cham
p!ons.
Dame Fortune began 10 smile on the
-. Nicks Later in the half and her
daughter. the far famed misfortune. be-
came nlrtatious with the Crescents. VIII
P "A fun team on the ice tn" crcsc"nts had
been able to- withstand til. most violent
/ Of tn, -. Nick attacks. Then after scy-
cutcsn minutes of the opening period had
been used up klcmmer. the Crescent lsf'
wing. was sent off the ic, for tripping
THIS weakened the Crescent defence 4
great deal. and ten seconds Later lioheN
Baker mad. one of his sensations
dashos down the ice aud scored. Klein
ner came back IN IN" iC" and the -
Nicks had some more trouble. Then. viii
only half Il minute TO play. Brown wen
OF Tor tripping. and once m"r' the -
Nltks pyuiitcd. FuN shot the tNIug goa
Two seconds before the half ended
In the second half ~ Of the ~. N.Cis
FoN and Willctts, We're peualiled TIT
Cr, scents were not caught foulinc. an,
So they al remained on the ice all th'
time. The attack WAS against the -
Nick goal most OF the time. hu' car
n"rhau blocked We'll and no scores wcr'
mad" The lineup: