New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-06
LES CANADIENS
ALMOST LOSE
THAT THOUSAND
Win Prize Shekels from
Portland ROSebuds in
Extra Period.
BY FRED HAWTHORNE.

Les Oanddlens, champion hockey
players of the world. won the 81 Zoo
purse offered by Cornelius Fellowes by
defeating the Portland Rosebuds, Pa
cifc Coast champions, at the ST. Mich
! olas Rink last night, making total OF
3 goals 10 in the two games played
last night and on Tuesday night.
As far as last nights encounter is
concerned, the Portlands won the game
by a score Of 4 goals to 2, but as Les
Canadiens took the first contest by
goals to the victory and the purse
went 10 the Flying Frenchmen."
The Rosebuds outplayed their rivals
until the last ten minutes Of play, and
then the champions, attacking with a
ferceness that was nothing short OF
frenzy, shot two goals in succession
To Pitre, the fiery right wing Of Les
! Canadiens, fell the honor of scoring
the $1,000 goal, made just one minute
and ffty-nine seconds after play be-
gan in the extra period.
The Portlands seemed rejuvenated
team when they took the ice last night,
and their deadly rushes down the rink
ripped the defence OF the opposing
team to pieces. The men from the
! Coast also outskated their rivals. the
work OF big Ernie Johnson and Tobin
being brilliant at all stages. Several
times. when the battle waged tercest'
there were impromptu engagements
between the players, but the man-to-
man struggles Of the night before were
missing.
During the entire twenty minutes OF
the fret period the two teams gave
everything they had apparently in the
effort TO score, Les Canadians beng
satisfied TO play on the defensive and
| hold their lead. Time after time the
Rosebuds made terrific charges down
the ice, breaking through the forwards
in brilliant style, but once within the
goal zone the Canadian defence held IN
remarkable fashion and the Portland
attack was shattered.
In the second period the Pacific
Coast stars worked harder than ever,
7 obin and Johnson streakng down the
ice with dazzling speed and whipping
the puck back and forth between them
until they were within striking dis
/ lance OF the goal. Tobin was the first
to score, shooting the puck into the
cage with wonderful shot from the
siGeboards ten minutes after the start
ing whistle blew. His success seemed
20 rattle Les Canadiens, and Johnson
added another goal in five minutes,
lodging through the entire Canadian
team as he dribbled the puck up to
within fifteen feet of the goal and
! then crashed it through Nezina S
guard.
The game was getting exceedingly
rough, and Harris and Arbour were
sent 10 the bench for vicious tripping
One minute after the third period be
gan. Dunderdale scored from the side
at a seemingly impossible angie, ana
the score was tied for the two nights
play. The spectators rose up in then
seats and roared appreciation OF For'
lands work.
The irrepressible Robin put the
! Rosebuds into the lead two minutes
later. taking the puck down alone, anG
lit looked as though Les Canadiens had
shot their bolt and were doomed q
defeat. But the reckless Frenchmen
started an assault ten minutes before
the period ended that nothing could
stop. Men were bowled over right and
. left, and finally Arbour scored from
I scrimmage, again tieing the score
Between this and the extra period
Miss Gladys Lamb and Norval Bapte,
Of the Castles in the Air" delighted
The crowd with an exhibition of fancy
skating. Both were dressed IN hlgh-
land rig. and the capers cut by the lar
/ GLADYS, aided BY Baptie, held the audi
ence in a series OF thrills. Even the
hockey players applauded this part OF
the programme.
When Miss Lamb and her partner
had finished the more serious business
of trying TO ring the $1,000 bulIs-eye
began again. 1t was announced that q
full twenty-minute period would De
played unless a score was made before
and the players went at each other IKE
demons. After a wild furry IN the
centre Of the ice the stalwart Pitre
shot away from the struggling group
the puck at the end Of his stick. While
the Portland men tried desperately 70
catch him. the Canadian took the disk
down the side and then shot 1t home
with & thud. and the game was over.
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