Word: belmont
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...turned out that this was youth and inexperience, as harmless as chickenpox; in his convalescent state he realized that stablemen didn't need company as much as they needed better living accommodations. During the three years he was president of Belmont Park, he fought the favoritism the big stables got, and put in shower rooms and sleeping facilities in the public stables. He still listens to advice, even from newspapermen, but it just goes into the general fund...
Unlike the varsity, the freshmen skaters are running into some tough teams now, although to date they are undefeated. Today the Yardlings travel to Andover to meet one of the better prep school teams. Harvard will be favored after Monday's 4 to 3 win over Belmont Hill...
Coach Myles Huntington will continue to use his two-platoon system. His first team is composed of Jim Moynahan and Ed Mrkonich at defense and Neddie Bliss. Doug Manchester, and Scott Coolidge on the line. Manchester played exceptionally well against Belmont, scoring two goals, and left wing Bliss has been consistently on the high scoring list. Bob Hathaway will be in the goal...
...Belmont skaters opened the scoring at five minutes of the second period, but not through any direct efforts of their own. Hathaway cleared the puck from in front of the goal, only to have it hit the leg of wing Ed Cooney and bounce back into the goal...
Right wing Scott Coolidge took the puck all the way at 13:40 of the second period, but Belmont's Kingman tied the game early in the final period. Manchester's winning goal, three minutes before the end of the game, was a beauty. The first line center took the puck in front of his goal, skated the length of the Arena, swept in back of the Belmont cage, and then dodged out and scored...