HOCKEY

Dartmouth 4 — Amherst 2

Playing on the new rink east of Alumni Gymnasium the Green ice riders opened their season January 8 by freezing out Amherst with a score of 4 to 2. On account of the poor condition of the ice the game was not spectacular, although there were occasional flashes of brilliant playing on both sides.

After five minutes had been spent in a rather slow and listless exhibition of feints and sallies, Sands dribbled the puck from the middle of the rink to within shooting distance and pushed in the first Dartmouth tally. This seemed to be the signal for real play to commence, and thereafter the game was much more seriously considered. Captain Rothschild contributed the next Dartmouth goal by a .perfect shot from the left of the ice, and just before the close of the period Foster drove' in the third marker from a snappy melee in front of the Amherst goal.

At the start of the second half of the game the Amherst team skated swiftly into action with two goals, Clark registering the first tally from the face-off and Davidson slipping by the next one from a skirmish in front of the Green net. A few minutes before the final whistle Foster took the puck from behind the Dartmouth goal, and, carrying it the length of the rink, counted another Hanover point by a well-placed shot through the Amherst goal-tender.

The shooting of Captain Rothschild and Foster was the feature of the contest, while the skating and dribbling of Ross, Perry and Sands gave promise of fast games to come.

Dartmouth 5 — King's College 2

Coach Leon Tuck's skaters crowned King's College, Nova Scotia, with a 5 to 2 defeat on the new rink, January 11. The game was open and fast with perfect ice, providing opportunity for excellent displays of passing and dribbling. The Green players proved more proficient at passing than the Nova Scotians, time and again going the length of the rink with the whole first line in play. King's seemed unable to pierce the Green defense and was forced to make shots at too great a distance from the cage. Neidlinger at goal played a careful game and turned aside volleys of the King's long-range shots.

Smith of King's opened the scoring in the first period, followed by Dorney, Foster and Furey for Dartmouth, and one more foreign score by White, the half closing with the Green ahead 3 to 2. During this half the game was played with six men on a side; a change was made to seven-man hockey for the second half. Smith counted two more goals for Dartmouth during this period, thus making the coronation score decisive.

Dartmouth 3 — M .A. C . 2

In a struggle that required two overtime periods to reach a decision, the Hanover puck chasers earned their third victory by subduing the Massachusetts Agricultural College team by a score of 3 to 2.

The Green took a two-point lead in the first half. Ross carried the puck the 'entire length of the rink and shot a fast one past the M. A. C. goal-tender from directly in front of the cage. Some minutes later, after a scramble before the Massachusetts goal, Sands shoved the rubber through for the second counter. The visitors seemed unable to get under way in this period and missed several opportunities to score.

The second half was an agricultural affair from start to finish with the opposition playing a series of rings around Coach Tuck's outfit. Gordon sneaked a fast puck by Neidlinger early in the session and Snow (what's in a name ?) evened the count with another marker shortly before the close of the period. The first overtime period was fast and grimly contested, neither team scoring the necessary point. In the second period Captain Rothschild shot in the deciding tally, taking a neat pass from Foster, who had evaded the Aggies' defense.

For Dartmouth, Ross, Dorney, Foster and Perry were the outstanding stars. Collins and McCarthy played fast and spectacular games for M. A. C.

Freshmen 2 — Andover 1

In a game that was described as being a better exhibition of water polo than of hockey, the Dartmouth freshmen struggled through two overtime periods to put down the Andover rink-runners by a score of 2 to 1. Rain fell throughout the contest, and the ice was covered with water. Neither team had any opportunity to display any real hockey for it was almost impossible to shoot the puck even a few feet. All the goals were made from scrambles in front of the cage, Lyon pushing in the deciding point at the close of the second extra period.

Boston College 4 — Dartmouth 0

The Dartmouth rink runners struck a snag in their first trip out of the North when they met up with Boston College skaters in the Boston Arena. The Bostonians skated fancy figures all around the Green attack and defense and were never in danger.

Captain Hughes, of Boston, inaugurated the scoring festival after the first five minutes of play, taking a neat pass from Curry just in front of the Green goal and pushing it past Neidlinger. Unassisted he duplicated the trick a few moments later and was followed in the final period by Garrity and Curry. Leon Tuck's pupils fought fiercely during the second period but were unable to penetrate the Boston defense except at rare intervals and then were turned back by Urban, who guarded the Boston net.

Curry for Boston, and Neidlinger for Dartmouth were the spectacular figures of this contest, the former having a stick in each of his team's goals, and Neidliuger turning away whole flocks of Boston pucks which were skimming on the way to further Boston tallies.

Harvard 5 — Dartmouth 0

Before a crowd of 5000 spectators, the Green .ice men took their second dose of defeat the medicine being administered this time by Harvard. From the first face-off Harvard's supremacy was never in doubt, althougn at times the battle waxed warm and wicked. Owen, of Harvard, drew first blood early in the fray, with a long shot past Neidliuger. A short time afterward, Bigelow shoved the rubber into the Dartmouth net after a scrimmage in which Neidlinger was forced a bit away from the goal.

Throughout the second period the Dartmouth defense exhibited considerable skill bat was unable to prevent further scoring. Buntin, and Emmons finally getting through. to bring the Crimson total to four points. The third period of the game showed the Green's best fighting quality. Harvard required nine minutes of this period to solve the Dartmouth defense, with Buntin playing the lead. On only one occasion were the Dartmouth men able to pierce the Harvard bulwarks. Harvard, on the other hand, was constantly threatening, and only superior work by Foster, Dorney and Neidlinger prevented more Harvard markers.