New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-19
HOBBY BAKER
FAILS TO STOP
BOSTON CRACKS
Hub City Hockey Team
Beats St. Nicholas
Four to One.

II HOBBY Baker had applied a little
mucilage 20 the end of his hockey stick
last the nigh. The Boston A. A. skaters
would not have won the first game OF
the play-or for the Amateur League
championship. As u vas. they TOOK
the contest from the 81. Nicks b. a
score Of 4 TO /. Time and again HOBBY
darted through the pack. but each time
he lost the puck and with it his chance
TO shoot ! goal.
The -. Nicks. who lost TO Boston in
an extra period game week ago with
out Baker, did not DO even that well
last night with tho renowned Hooey IN
the lineup. Baker lay-ofF showed IN
his work last night. and IN the team
play Of the St Nicks, who trusted too
much 20 the Princeton star and did
not carry the PUCK down the rink as
well as thcir Boston opponents.
Big Sklton. The visitors coverpolrt
came IN wnere Hobey left or. Skilton
scored only one goa for his team the
iirst but his wonderful long shots
pecked away AZ Carnochan all evening.
Carnochsr starred for tho home team
by his wonderful blocking OF these
rot, and by desperate. lucky stops OF
shots from scrimmages near the net.
Boston scored three goals in the first
half and ono in the second. s.. Nick's
lone -ally came in the first part OF the
second period.
The hockey was not particularly good
for the first seven minutes. Most Of
the play was massed near the 81. Nick
goal. and several fine blocks by Car
nCchan. who used almost every part OF
his body except his muStache, saved
his team.
Then the husky Skil,on snstchcd the
puck. from A mix-up near the Boston
goal. lodged the entire length Of the
rink and mapped the rubber through
the fraction OF AT inch which Car
nochan left uncovered.
A moment later Skilton. whose
skating was fast and reckless. was laid
OUT for . few moments. Baker then
came 10 life and made enc try from
mid rink DonohIe. however. blocked
this sho; ciever.y. and Two sizzlers
From Turrell's stick which followed. A
moment later Turre.l tried a great shot
from the side. but the puck hit Dona-
hue's leg and bounded away from the
me-.
Boston's second goal came from
mix-up in front Of the s.. Nick net.
With players swarmiug like angry bees
around the cage. Hutchinson snesked
the puck out from scrimmage and drove
= iu.
The crowd began 20 call loudly for
Baker 20 make some Of his spectacular
dsshes. They came. but IN each case
he lost the puck or reanmGte. usual
is Turrell was ofsiGe ~ his eager
ness.
Two long lifts from Skilton. who
showed the rubber with unCanny PC
curacy, failed 70 become points only
because Of Carnochan's tne guarding.
4 moment .s;er Fred Hutchinson. eX-
strong man OF Hsrvard, rammed the
dis; IN from scrimmage.
The s.. Nicks we're beaten and the
crown knew il. They never gave up
hope. however. and kept clamoring for
action.
With the start Of the second half
Baker. reused after heavy fall, be-
came v'hirlwnd. but lost the puck
after sensational dsshes The specta-
tors went wild when Cox Gagged nice
shot for the only 81. Nick score in
7:45.
The play thereafter became desper-
ate. rough and fast. Team work. which
had not been noticeably present before.
suFered in the mad rush. Skilton and
Osgood. the fastest men on the ice, eX-
cep: Baker. starred.