Word: covered
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...work of the University team was wretched in every respect. The forwards did not line up as usual, but this change was hardly accountable for the marked lack of team play on the part of the entire team. The University forwards failed to cover their opponents and were exceedingly slow in following back. There was little passing and the shooting of all the men was very crude. As this was the first game in which Willetts has not played at point the defense combination was not as strong as usual. The play of the St. Paul's team...
...later games the play has been very fast. In individual players the team is not unusually strong, but the way in which the men play together makes up for any lack of brilliant shooting. The guards are the most reliable part of the Harvard team and besides covering their own men very closely they are able to help the forwards on the defensive. Captain Griffiths, besides being a strong guard is a very good shot and a very brilliant individual player. At centre Amberg is of great assistance to the team, as his height enables him to touch the ball...
...baskets from the floor. In the first half the University team swept the Freshmen off their feet by good passing, accurate shooting and trick formations. After gaining a good lead, however, their play slackened and became rough. On the defensive the University players were decidedly weak, and failed to cover after the ball had been lost. In the second half, which lasted for 30 minutes, the Freshmen took advantage of their opponent's weaknesses and held their own for a time. By individual work, however, the University team increased its lead...
Because of the failure of the men on the Roxbury team to 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...
...eight lectures will cover the ground of M. Le Braz's researches and offer a varies choice of subjects relating to the land of Brittany. Commencing with a description of Brittary and the bretons the course will discuss the relation of the breton genius to that of other Celtic peoples the breton literature Brittany's part in French history; and the influence which Brittany has exerted over such famous writers as Chateaubriand, Renan, Michelet, Flaubert, Taine, and Loti, concluding with an estimate of the Celtic Renaissance on French literature...