Before more than half of the first twenty-minute period had been exhausted the score stood five goals for Scranton High, and none to the credit of their opponents.
Then the tactics of the Scratch Team underwent a change.

The captain put Nick Lang forward to oppose Hugh Morgan when the puck was again faced for a fresh start.

In a fashion truly miraculous Nick managed to gain possession of the rubber, and the way in which he sent it flying before him along the ice was well worth seeing.

Many started to cheer, forgetting their former antipathy toward the bully.
Despite the clever work of Hugh, and others, as well as the able defense of the goal-keeper, Thad Stevens, Nick succeeded in shooting the puck between the goal posts for a score.
Hugh was ready to shake hands with himself, he felt so pleased.

And not once so far had Mr.Leonard found occasion to reprimand Nick on account of foul work so flagrant that it could be no accident.
Many rubbed their eyes and asked their neighbors if that could really be Nick Lang, the terror of Scranton, who played like a fiend, and yet kept well within his rights?
"But just wait till something happens to upset Nick," they went on to say, with wise shakes of the head.