Word: backed
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...consequently the most interesting, for throughout the ages it has retained its own characteristics. One is at once impressed with the fact that the country has retained its primitive condition, and that man has scarcely made his impress upon it. Even where impress is visible it carries us back to the remotest ages. There are the incomparable monuments of Carnuc and Cocuariaker, and the mediaeval chapels and churches, together with the impressive castles of feudal times...
...defense the Freshman played a strong and desperate individual game, but were unable to check Pomfret's fast team work. On the offense the team showed lack of practice, and was weak in passing and shooting, while all the forwards were slow to follow back after the puck had been lost Pomfret was correspondingly weak on the defense, which accounts to some extent for the closeness of the score...
...cover their opponents the University forwards were able to advance the puck almost at will, but they often failed to score because of poor shooting. The passing of the university team showed little improvement, and most of the points were made through individual work. Although the men followed back better than at any time this season they seldom kept their position when near their opponents' goal. The team showed great improvement in body checking., Owing to the inability of the Roxbury forwards to keep possession of the puck the University defense was not given a severe test...
Although the forwards on the first team followed back better than at any previous time this year they failed to keep their positions, a fault which was also noticeable in the work of the points and cover points. There was much good body checking, but little team play was shown. If there is ice, practice for the University team will be held today on the rink in the Stadium in preparation for the game with Springfield tomorrow...
...shall always be on the line of scrimmage. The five centre men shall always be on the line, except that one of the centre men may drop back at least five yards or more, another man to take his place on the rush line...