FRONTENAC HOCKEY LEAGUE GOT ~ AWAY TO FINE START SATURDAY Verona and Sunbury Juniors Pla; to 1.1 Ti & Ww Battersea Juniors Dora 1 hile Cataraqui by 5-1 Qaries Were Hard-Fought and Clean--Big Crowds In = The County of Frontenac Hockey Ue got away to a flying start on Saturday when the opening games io the junior series were played. ,¥erona was the scene of the red t na junior tussle which ended in a 1-1 tle without overtime While Cataraqui and Batfersea play- 84 at the latter place, the home team Winning by the score of 5-1. op Were speedy and clean and the fans on hand for the tussles were Elven real hockey treats. 5 -- vs. Battorsea, = A fairly large crowd saw the Cataraqui boys go down to defeat at the hands of the speedy Battersea i by the score of 5-1 in a game was hard-fought .all the way, 8D ly in the secon riod when the home team and the visitors gave 8 thrilling exhibf lon_of fast Sad to 2 Thdse excitemen fans from Cataraqui, ht in large numbers, ion of knowing thag ir team played good hockey, even they were beaten. Better combination play and more -doeurate shooting was largely re- sible for the victory of the Bat- team although G. Neddow in Battersea nets turned aside shots 'Were labelled as goals. He put '8 remarkable performance and than once drew the plaudits of fans present by his clever work. visitors worked in on him time time and sent whizzers at him he turned them all aside with "the exception of one shot that caught Hm by surprise right after the start the second period: : "In the first period the home team d two goals and held the upper ind of the play. Right from the they exhibited pretty combina- in and kept the play in the Catara- i end of the rink most of the time ough~the latter made some dan- '0us rushes on the ememy terri- . Cataraqui came near. scoring] 'times but they were shut out. second ' pefiod had' 'hardly hen Cataraqui carried the the ound who star game, sept a terrific at the Catarhqul nets, the puck & in the far corner. Battersea d another goal before the fram: id, BA The last period produced the best key of the gama, Went at it hard and rush after rush 8 uncovered by either side. Both "tenders were called on to ex- id themselves and they gave a account of themselves. Batter- added another goal in the last 6 to make things safe. r Battersea, R. Neddow was the nding player and uncorked after rush that was dangerous. _Bpeed. and puck carrying were while. G. Neddow in the nets 4 8 number of Western On- ckey clubs contemplate form- id | life. 1 Attendance. played great hockey also. The rest of the team worked well together and played nice hockey. The Cataraqui players all tried hard and every player did the best be &uld. Kilminster in the nets played good hockey while Sprott and Mouldey formed a strong defence. The forwards were inclined to push the puck ahead of them Instead of stickhandling and they also bunch- ed up too much, otherwise, the re- sult might have been closer. It was good hockey, however, and the teams are to be congratulated upon the brand they put up. The teams were: Battersea--Goal, G. Neddow; de- fence, Hanley, Hagerty; centre, R. Neddow; wings, Sands, J. Neddow; subs., Miller, Ducette. Cataraqui-----Goal, Kilminster; de- fence, Mouldey, Sprott; centre, Cliff; wings, Saunders, /E. Baker; subs. Sh: Baker. "Réferee--C."A. Devlin, Kingston. Verona vs. Sunbury. Verona and Sunbury juniors bat- tled away to a 1-1 tie after sixty minutes of hockey that thrilled the fang in attendance. Clever rushing and exhibitions of stickhandling formed the features of the game and there was something to cheer about every minute. In the first period of the game, the Verona lads came within an ace of scoring several times but they were turned back by the clever work of Perry in the Sun- bury nets. Revell, the Verona goal- er, was called on to do some quick thinking and he too shone brightly for his team. Verona scored the first goal of the game in the second period and fore- ed the play on the visitors but there was no letup to the attack on either side and the play continued fast and furious. Sunbury evened the count in the last period when they man- aged to slip one past Revell and from then on the teams fought hard to break the deadlock but there was nothing doing and the game ended a tie.' Owing to the fact that the weather was so cold and the goalers were playing under great difficulties, the game was allowed to stand a tie with the understanding that it will | be replayed if the standing is Affect. ed, The two goal-tenders, Revell for Verona and Perry for Sunbury were the outstanding players of the game. Beth men were called on time and time again to make sensational saves and despite the cold weather, they were able to hand in almost perfect sheets. The large crowd that had gathered for the game was treated fo fast hockey all the way and the playefs deserve credit for the game they put up. The teams were: Verona---Goal, Revell; defence, Manson, Whitty; centre, 'Walroth; wings, Deline, Reynolds; subs., Grant. X Sunbury--Goal, Perry; defence, Campbell, Foxton; Gray; wings, Ar- thur, Dixon, Referee--J. L. Smith, Kingston. continue to do even more in the future, to make the game of hockey more nationally known than at ahy time' in the history of the sport in Canada. 3 "The second rate pro. proposition ia not a new idea by any means," added Mr, Sutherland. "Some years ago the famous 'Trolley League,' composed of teams {rom Peterboro, Trenton, Picton, Port Hope and other towns, endeavored to function, With the result that the promoters dropped a barrel of money and | dozens of bright young Canadians Woke up one morning only to find that their ing b = appeared night, were out of all am i ha 1 cases | at Verona,/ amateur standing had dis. ofer night, THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG GENERAL REVIEWS experience before and I am sure the memory of 'Buck' Irwin's fizzle lea- gue, has not been forgotten by many of the boys who gave up their ama- teur birthright for a mess of pottage, 80 fo speak. "Personally I would welcome the advent of the new venture, because the quicker the enterprise get start- ed the soomer it will be wound up and put away. When the promoters succeed in gathering together thefr teams, and nothing but the very best will satisfy the hockey enthusiasts in any of the cities mentioned, and then undertake the tremendous ex- pense problem that will dog their footsteps dally, together with the dismal response that is bound to fol- low the venture, just as soon as the first glamor wears off, and the pub- lie fails to find the brand of hockey that they are bound to expect under the alluring imaginations aroused by the promoters, just as soon as this occurs, the whistle is bound to sound for the good-Aight story of an- other mistaken venture. "Ontario is being well served by its amateur hockey clubs and there isn't a thing that the 'second grade' pro. prompters can do to improve upon the, wonderful spirit of com- petition that exists throughout the province, the spirit of commercial- ism, which the promoters of the re- ported new league are banking on will in my opinion be a wash-out. However let them go to it and see if history will not repeat itself." VARSITY DEFEAT WGILL BY 30 Red and White Warriors From Montreal Offered Stubborn Resistance to U. of T. Toronto, Jan. 25.-- Varsity defeat- ed McGill 3-0 in a senior Intercol- legiate game here on Saturday be- fore the largest crowd that has tufn- ed out to see an Intercollegiate SPORTING 'Monday. January 25, 1926 SPORTING NOTES AND COMMENT Varsity kept up their winning streak by defeating the McGill aggre- gation at Toronto on Saturday by 3-0. The margin was Hot such a big one and the Red and White have a good chance of winning in Montreal maybé.. 'In the other Intercollegiate game, Queen's lost to U. of M. 1-0. The County League games at: Verona and Battersea on Saturday were good openers for the season. The two games produced plenty of action and the indications are that the League will have faster hockey thaif ever this season. - ! D. Sprott of the Cataraqui juniors suffered a shoulder injury in the Battersea-Cataraqui game, He was accidentally struck by a stick and it was at first thought that the shoulder blade had been seriously hurt, but the player was attended by a doctor, who found that the injury was not a serious one. All roads lead to the Arena to-night, where the big double bill will |§ K.C.I. and Queen's will 'clash in the junior Intercol- | legiate game and Kingston intermediates and Queen's seniors will fight |i The programme is a good one and will |} be the attraction. it out in the second attraction. be seen by a large crowd. Wednesday night the Brockville juniors come here in their fourth and ||} last meeting with the Kingston juniors. Although facing an eight-goal deficit, the visitors are determired to make a game of it and will have their strongest lineup here for the last clash, They have won one home | ji game, and, while they do not figure on covering the round here Wednes- | day night, have high hopes of putting over a win in Kingston. They | li feel that it will be something to do even that. The Brockville fans realize by this time the mistake of juddipg rashly. From last season they had been planning and counting on what their junior representatives would do and they were placing their hopes on them to put Brockville back on the hockey map. But they reckoned without the opposition and now the fans in the Island Town are almost out of the race, having 'met only one team. It is a big disappointment to them dnd no doubt has put the damper on hockey in Brockville this season. The intermediates, however, still have a chance and the Brock- ville fans should certainly see a great old game when the Belleville team goes down there to-night. ' A local hockey 'fan bas slipped a note to the sport department of The Whig to draw attention to the fact that goal judges in games here are not protected. At the entrance to the rink, fans are allowed to crowd around the goal judge and it is the same at the other end. He game in years, It was the first ap- pearance of the Varsity team locally since their quest for the Allan Cup last year. First Period. A band enlivened the proceedings before the start. Varsity opened fast, but McGill laid down a check- ing barrage that was hard to pass. Still: they pressed hard, and for the first' few minutes kept the play in the Montrealers' end of the rink. Then it opened up and Lynch led a fow attacks on Joe Sullivan's citadel. Plaxton opened the scoring when [He split the defense, faked a shot and slipped the puck into the net about seven minutes after play open- ed. Subs were then injected into the. play and the McGill offensive strengthened considerably, rushing better together. St. Germain and Abbott, Hudson, Porter and Wright attacked well, but the red and white presented a stubborn defense. 'With both clubs trying hard to get another, the period ended with the score: Varsity 1, McGill 0. Sis. Varsity opened the second period as if they meant business and made several determined attacks right at the start. Trottier was right through on top of Murphy, but he made a is of the opinion that cages should be provided for the goal judges, who have a duty to perform and cannot be interfered with by those standing around. In case of an argument, anyone, under present conditions, he points out, could easily attack the goal judge. The suggestion is a good one and, no doubt, will be taken up by the Arena officials. That there will be a very large crowd 80 to Belleville next Friday for the Kingston-Belleville game is evident. - Hockey fans here are quite excited over the big clash in Arnott's ice "palace" and intend to see the Kingston team pull themselvés out of the hole by winning right in the Quinte City. Unless there is a heavy snowfall between now and Friday, many will motor to Belleville. The roads are in 800d shape for driving at the present time. At sity their third goal, after siztoen minuies of play. Marphy made suv- eral nice saves just near the finish]. to save what looked like sure Var. sity goals. Final score: Varsity 2, Meaill 0. Varsity--Goal, Sullivan; defence, Wright, Porter; centre, Plaxton: wings,, Hudson, Kirkpatrick; subs., Richards, Trottier, Devins. McGill--Goal, Murphy; defence, McMahon, McGerrigle; centre, Dion; wings, Abott; St. Germain; subs. Lynch, Smith, Bell, McCailg. Referee--M. J. Rodden. BIG CROWD WILL SEE DOUBLE BILL TO-NIGHT How They Stand The standing In group No. 1 in- termediate O.H.A. series to date is as follows: Section "A," a bye." * ---- Section "B." Ww. sesesnse 3 Cornwan + As 11 12 18 Belleville ... Kingston .,. Brockville Section 0." w « FA sensational save. MeGill again broke up the Varsity attacks, and the men of "Shag." were the most persistent bunch of back-checkers seen at the Arena this year. They stuck" to the Varsity forwards like leeches. ; ; McGill's best bid for a goal since the game opened was frustrated when Sullivan coolly picked off Ab- bott's hard drive for the upper cor- ner after the Red and White player had picked up a loose puck at thé defense. "Red" Porter dominated the Var- sity attacks and the rushes of the rangy sorrel top were always dan- gerous, only the good work of Mur- phy in the McGill net kept him from" increasing the score. Fifteen minutes after the period opened U. of T. got their second goal, the result of a pretty combina: tion play by Plaxton and Kirkpat- _ Kirkpatrick doing rick, with 18 17 31 45 22 30 40 19 4 svnnne 4 ssrenise B sennssay 1 Cm Oshawa Port Hope .... Bowmanville Cobourg .... sess ssnsinnns K.C.1. and Queen's Méet In Jun- lor Intercollegisto--Kings- ton Meets Queen's Seniors. -- All is set for the big double bill at the Arena tonight when the Queen's and K.C.I. junior Intercol- legiate teams meet in the opening game of the college series in the first - game while Kingston and Queen's will decide the city cham- The standing in the junior sec- tions is as follows: Bection "A." , * W. 1. FA Kingston 2.1.18 1 ER re WS SR nish and Wax. qu TIMELY COMMENTS SEAMANKENT FLOOR FINISH Waterproof Paper, Filler, Shellac, Var- SEAMAN-KENT HARDWOOD FLOORING ; All with the same guarantee of highest ality. ALLAN LUMBER CO. Victoria Street, near Union. 'Phone 1042 Satisfaction guaranteed. 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Among the things that are getting ; shorter ars the coal supply, dasgh-h ter's frocks and dad's patience. » : Nn The New FreelyLathering shoving Sct For Tend Fe EMOLLIENT MEDICINAL ANTISEPTIE plonskip in the second ganie. 'While much interest is being plac' od in the senior attraction, there 1s plenty of excitement over the junior clash. The Blue and White have a strong team this season and will be very much in the running according to Manager George Stewart, who has bad charge of the players. Queen's will be at full strength tonight and will give the battling Collegiate Jeam & stiff battle. P In the senior clash se SHicelor and Kingston should pro ty thrills. The Queen's team, though