The sun., 1916-12-17
HOCKEY SEASON TO
OPEN THIS WEEK
Princet0n-St. Paul Contest
First Of Many Games
Carded for Rink.
TO BE PLAYED TUESDAY

The local hockey season will be
ushered In this week with the Princeton
team playing the st. Paul School OF Con-
cord. N. H.. in the 81. Nicholas Skating
Rim on Tuesday. Following that con-
test several exhibition games will be
played In the rink until the Amateur
Hockey League teams get started on
their championship play next month.
The Princeton team Is mainly a COM
bination Of veterans, most OF the men
having played on the team for the last
two seasons. Tho Tiger lineup In the ~.
Paul game will probably be as follows:
Cushman, right wing Schoen, centre
Comey, rover: Humphreys. left wing
liils, cover point Ford. goal. and Soul
~. point. Cushman. Schoen. Humphreys
ana HIS were formerly 81. Paul school
players.
The Tigers have had little practice this
year. as Carnegie Lake has not froxen
over. and they have taken all their work.
outs at the 81. Nicholas Rink. where their
practice periods have been limited to one
hour and a half a week.
The st. a team this season II said
10 lie one OF the best ever turned out
at that institution. long famous for it,
strength at the game. William Conovsr.
st. Pauls right wing, will be closely
watched by the Princeton skaters, in
view OF his achievements during the last
Two years. The last time these two teams
met was In 1913. and Princeton carried
on the honors on that occasion. The ~.
Paul team won Its last victory over "a
college team In 1912. when II defeated
Yale by a score OF 4 to /.
Inc princeton team will follow it,
match with st. raul's school by playing
Williams on the succeeding night at the
st. Nicholas Rink.
Hockey League Outlook.
When Squadron 4 reaches home from
the border In a few days. possibly by
christmas eve. II will bring back five
well known hockey players who may
upset the tentative lineups OF two OF
the four teams which make up the New
York section OF the American Amateur
Hockey League.
Kilmer. Peabody. Chew and Martin
are members OF the 81. Nicholas Hockey
Gun and Balm plays with the Cres-
cents. These two teams and the Irish
Americans and Hockey Club contingents
are In constant practice at st. Nicholas
Ice Rink. and they present combina-
lions OF local players OF repute and u
new array Of stars from Boston and
Canada.
In the absence OF the militiamen who
play with 81. Nicholas the team a.
now aligned Is made up Of Cole and
smart. goals: II. l.. Won Bernuth, point
Carey Morgan. cover point: Conklin,
right wing: Ellis, centre: Jewett, left
wing. and Green. rover. OF the absent
members kilmer is a right wing. Pea
BODY left wing. Chew rover or left wing
and Martin point or cover point. The st.
Nicks play their first game on Deem
Der :? with Yale.
O'Br'en Coaching I. A.. A.. C..
The Irish American team returns 10
hockey after an absence of two seasons.
and a formidable array OF new blood
VIII be found when the selections are
hnaIly made, The probable lineup will
lie Arthur Woods. the old Wanderer
PLAYER. as goal. Ernest Dufresne. who
mas been playing with the Irish .Ameri.
cans since the club took up hockey. az
point Ray Written OF Boston Arena. as
cover point Aleck Wellington, who has
played in many Western and Canadian
cities. as rover Patsy Seouin of Boston
Arena, as centre: Tom Bawls OF To-
ronto. as right wing. and George Abrams,
anothc: Irish American standby, as left
wing.
imnic O'Brien Is coaching the SQUAD.
and has also in practice Ray Cooper OF
Toronto. Turk Smith Of Crescent lasA
year, Powers OF Nova Scotia. Chatto %
Toronto. Ryan Of Montreal and Edsald
OF Toronto. The Irish Americans will
open the league series on January 8
when II plays the Hockey Club.
Two more Boston Arena men will add
to the strength Of tho Crescent comblna.
ton this season. Mickey Roach will
play rover and Emil Dcsjardins right
wing. Charley Mitchell. an old wanderer
goal. will play the same position with
Crescent Tod Browne. from last years
team. will be point Moose Hefrernan,
also from last year. will be cover point.
Tom Mccarthy will resume his position
at centre and Conway goes back to left
wing.
Girls Also Practisins.
A. practice with the Crescents also are
Reilly Castlsman Of y. Y. A. c., Arty
Linton. Bert White. formerly OF n. r.
A. G.. and Jim Shirrcfr. an old Crescent
man. Bill Dolby and Bob Wall are
coaching.
Tom Towards Hockey Club candi.
dates consist OF n combination Of old
men and some newcomers who are being
tried out. Lewis and Britton, who were
in the Hockey Clubs League champion-
ship team three years ago. are playing
goal and point respectively. Young 10
back at cover point and Tom Howard.
.Ir,, Gordon and King are playing on the
line. Jim Amy. "A New York youngster.
IL also playing ON the line and is de-
veloping into a remarkably fast player.
SHARKEY EARNS VERDICT.