_But They Have Yet to Reckon With H.B.C. Vancouver!_
HAVING entered a team in the Senior City Hockey League, it was apparent
that some good opponents would be encountered, so the H.B.C. team
settled down to hard practice. Having beaten two Mercantile League
teams in exhibition games by scores which savored more of cricket than
of hockey, they opened their league engagements against the University
of Alberta, and a few days later played the Alberta Government
Telephones.
Many good judges of the game were of the opinion that either of these
two teams would be champions of the league, but the H.B.C. boys played
the 'Varsity to a draw of 6-6, and beat the 'Phones 5-3.
The 'Varsity Game was a stunner, thirty minutes extra time failing to
break the deadlock.
The 'Phones had already won their opening league game and were
confident of winning, but they were disappointed, our boys beating them
on merit.
Following up these two games, we met and defeated the south side team,
13-5, on January 19th, and now head the league.
All the players are members of the H.B.C. staff and incidentally of the
Amusement and Athletic Association, under whose auspices the team is
entered.
We hear Vancouver store has a hockey team, and we certainly long for a
wallop at them on their own ice.