Word: fasting
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...University team has played few games during the examination period, regular practice has been held, and it has developed increased speed in team play and more accurate shooting. The trick formations from the toss-up have been perfected, and seldom fail to work satisfactorily. Worcester Polytechnic has a fast team, which has played more games than the University team. They were, however, outclassed by Holy Cross, which was easily defeated by Harvard. The University team should have little difficulty in winning tonight...
Before and between the halves of the University game the Freshman basketball team will play the Boston College Preparatory School. As the Freshmen have developed a fast and accurate team they should win easily...
Since its defeat by Pennsylvania the progress of the University team has been commendable. More team play has been developed than in recent Harvard teams, and especially in the 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...
...Freshman hockey Team was defeated by Pomfret School at Pomfret on Saturday by a score of 2 to 1. On the 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...
...team play, lately, the men still have a decided tendency toward fouling. The Brookfield High School team has won most of its games this season and the chances of winning tonight are greatly in its favor, as the men have been playing together for some time and are fast and heavy...