Word: crescents
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Cornell this year has a stronger team than ever before and will prove especially formidable on the attack. The Harvard team has been strengthened greatly since the southern trip, having defeated the College of the City of New York and made an excellent showing against the strong Crescent team. Numerous changes, however, have been made in the line-up during the past week, the outcome of which is very uncertain. Of these the most important are the placing of Kendall at goal in place of Manning and the substitution of Bennett for Hoguet at centre, the latter playing outside home...
...Crescent Athletic Club lacrosse team defeated the University team Saturday afternoon, 10 to 8. The game was marked by better team play than in previous games. On the attack the stick work of the men was very good, but some nervousness was shown in front of the goal, where too much passing was done. The weak points of the team were on the defense. The men were inclined to draw out too much, and they failed to use their bodies when their opponents had the ball, allowing the latter to slip around them. Penhallow and Alvord gave the best exhibition...
...line-up was: HARVARD. CRESCENT A. C. Manning, Goddard, goal, Griffin, Doyle Chaffee, point, Doyle, Griffin Wynne, cover point, DeCasanova Stevenson, first defense, Miller Hanavan, second defense, McConaghy Kibbey, third defense, Keily Bennett, centre, Kennedy Penhallow, third attack, Dobby Alvord, second attack, Symington Michell, first attack, Wall Binger, outside home, Currie Goddard, inside home, Lindsay Blaxter...
Score--Harvard, 8; Crescent A. C., 10. Goals--Goddard 2, Blaxter 2, Binger, Michell, Penhallow, Bennett, Symington 3, Wall 2, Currie 2, Lindsay 2, Kennedy. Referee--F. B. Taylor...
...University lacrosse team will play the Crescent Athletic Club team this afternoon on Soldiers Field at 3 o'clock. A very close game is expected as the visiting team plays a strong game. The University team has strengthened greatly during the past week. The work of the attack has developed steadily, although there is yet a decided weakness at shooting goals; and the defense is working well together...