The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-29
PLAN HOCKEY UNION
Of i. 5. AND CANADA
Alliance of Skating Associations OF
The Two Countries Announced
by F'cilowcs

An alliance of the hockey and
skating associations of the United
states and Canada has been effect
cd. which means a resumption OF
the international ice sports for
cham pionship honOrs. which were
interrupted when war called into
service so many of the athletes OF
beth countries,
According to Cornelius Fellowes,
president of the international skat-
ing union Of America, the alliance
referred TO viii bring hockey and
the various other ice sports under
the joint control Of that organization
and the Canadian amateur hockey
association. and a working arrange
rnent is now being planned TO bring
about a series OF petitions be-
tween the skating and hockey clubs.
now being rcorEanized, Mr.. Fell
loves said yesterday.
we will hove ut least three clubs
with which 'o begin the local hook
eN series. and the old favorite play
erg who remain active enough TO
participate IN tho sport will be dis
trthutcd between them TO form the
nrCleas Of new teams which will
have 10 bo built UP to represent
Them
Tho New York Athletic club.
which lost the services or Licuten-
ant Marshall Peabody and several
other of ts veteran players. will not
rui a competitive team en- the ice
this season: neither will the Irish
American Athletic club which sus-
pended 81 athletic activities when
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The famous WonAerers Hockey
team. which was composed Of for
ucr crack Canadian players. was
unfortunate enough to lose nearly
All a. if7 players when the first call
tor Canadian volunteers was made.
and nearly all Of those who were in
tbe service n the front were either
AH1ed or iucapacitatcG for further
participation in sports and Il ia
+herof0ra doubtful II an effort will
hs made this season To organize
another club The teams of the
Ctoscr, Athlete club of Brooklyn.
The ~ Nicholas Skating club and
ne Hockey club Of New YORK will
te rca~ranizcd and in addition to
local games for stellar honors. an
interstate series between tho New
y YORK Terms and those ~ BOSTON.
Ftttshu~@h and Cleveland may he
arrHrr J. and many games with
Canadian univerSity teams, the ar
rearsuce # which added not 1T
~" Interest 70 tho mid winter sport
trr comrefitlous during past sea
Sons viii he arranged -
Many Canadisn Groups Involved.
The associations which win com
ploto thc orea nization and which VIII
participate iu he alliance arc. in ad-
attto ntn the International Skating
association. the Manitoba Amateur
Hockey association. tho Ontario
Hockey association. the Quebec Am
itcDr Hooked association, the Sae-
Ratchnw9u Amateur Hockey associa-
tiaa tho Thunder BAY Amateur
IocG ~ association. tiuActive during
She war; Alberta Hockey associa-
ton British Columbia Amateur
Hockey association, intercollegiate
Hoe KS. 34ffirr Maritime Province
Amateur FocheE association
The Articles or aereoment are az
follows.
Articles Of alliance between thu
Amfteur Hockey associe
t.or end the International skating
Trtur nj America
The Canadian Amateur Hockey
ASSOCIATION, which is affiliated with
~" Amateur Athlete Union Of can
s+ft m 9FffeA ffiyprt1, t.of~aY tr,4
4 0ton ~ America which IS affiliated
with n" American Athletic Union
Of the United states mutually rrcor-
nlSe each ether as. The sole anrg ar4-a
tons governing and controlling ann
at"ur hockey In the Dominion az
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