Coming back with three goals in the second period after having trailed in the opening half and led on by the stellar playing of Captain Morgan, the University hockey team downed Princeton in the Arena last night by the score of 4 to 3. The game was hard fought and at times rough, and the final result was continually in the balance. This victory evens up the series between the two universities and the play-off will be in the Arena on February 24.
The game throughout was an exhibition of hockey as it should not be played. In the first half particularly, the University forwards would not keep together and the defence made errors of judgment that might have turned out fatally. The outstanding feature of the evening, however, was the all-around playing of Captain Morgan and Percy for the University and of Captain Schoen for Princeton. The former were aggressive when the rest of the Crimson team was sluggish and ragged, and the latter was responsible for all three of the Tigers' goals.
University Scored First.
The scoring was started by Captain Morgan when he and Percy passed back and forth down the entire rink, Percy drawing the goal out and Morgan putting in an easy shot. Two minutes later Schoen shoved the puck out from behind the Crimson goal and it glanced off Captain Morgan's stick into the cage. Princeton forged into the lead before the end of the half when Schoen took advantage of an easy shot from in front of the goal.
Crimson in Come-Back After Intermission
The Crimson seven came back after the intermission, Percy taking a pass from Rice and putting it past Ford, and Rice following a moment later with a long shot that got by. Baldwin went in at left centre in the middle of the period and within two minutes had made the Crimson's fourth and last tally, carrying the puck down himself. Schoen made Princeton's third score 13 seconds before the end of the game.
Many Opportunities Missed.
The first half was marked by the failure of the Crimson to take advantage of its opportunities. Although the puck was almost continually around the Tiger goal for the first ten minutes the wings missed pass after pass when they were free and could have had easy shots. The left side of the line was slow and failed to show much headwork; Rice improved considerably in the second half, but Baker was taken out before he could redeem himself. Another fault was the failure of the line to cover their men, and allowing themselves to be covered by the Princeton players. At one time both Scully and Comey were sent off the ice, but even then, with only four men and the goal guard opposing them, the University seven was unable to score. The work of the defensive fair, Morgan and Thacher, and later Eckfeldt, who replaced the latter, was in a great measure responsible for the victory, for the Princeton linemen kept together very well and the burden of stopping them was put on the defence. Although both goal-guards, Wylde and Ford, made some difficult stops, the work of neither was especially brilliant.
Penalties were frequent, especially for Princeton, tripping being the chief draw-back to an otherwise clean but rough game. Comey, Scully, Humphreys and Rice were all sent off the ice, Scully being penalized twice. Cushman was a strong factor in the Tiger forward line and Hills put up a good game but the greater part of the offensive work of the visitors was done by Captain Schoen who played the entire game notwithstanding being knocked out for a few minutes in the second half.
Thacher only played a short while because of his bad leg and Eckfeldt ably filled his place. Condon and Baldwin put new life into the team when they went in and Kissel showed up well as a substitute right wing, although he seemed to lack confidence in himself.
The summary:
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