[2] On January 2, 1915 a full-scale riot broke out at the Elysium Arena at the conclusion of an ice hockey game between the Cleveland Athletic Club and the visiting Ottawa College team, where the spectators eventually joined in and the police had to be called upon to quell the disturbance.

Cleveland's trainer then took part in the melee and hit Ottawa player Redmond Quain over the head with a bottle.

The spectators (a 2,000 crowd) then jumped onto the ice to join in, and the police had to be called upon to quell the disturbance, with a number of people getting hurt in the ensuing panic.

Vincent Doran was arrested on a charge of assault to kill, for his attack on Irving, and his teammate Redmond Quain also appeared in a Cleveland police court as a witness against the Cleveland team's trainer.

We had to put up with incompetent officials besides being victims of brutal attacks of the opposing team, which culminated during the final match in the disgraceful scene I have described."