Word: faults
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...boats are still unsteady owing to irregularity at the catch. The men are slow about getting their hands away at the finish of the stroke, and don't shove the legs down firmly. The fault of hanging at the catch so noticeable last week is much improved...
...stroke is still very slow. A bad "hang" before the catch is noticeable, but this fault is to be expected in the effort to acquire the more deliberate recovery. The launch "John Harvard" will not be used before Monday...
...spite of recent changes in the Harvard line-up, the team plays well together and presents an effective attack and a strong defense. A slight slowness of the forwards in starting is counter-balanced by accurate shooting, especially by Souther and Townsend. In the backfield the only fault seems to be the tendency of Carr and Clothier to be drawn out too far in meeting opposing forwards...
...position, and his place at left end was taken by Macleod, who has been steadily improving. Although the individual work yesterday for the most part was good, there was a decided lack of team-play, probably attributable to the change in the team's make-up. The most obvious fault in the work was the inaccuracy in shooting, the men losing many opportunities to score goals either by failing to shoot in time, or by making long, slow shots...
Owing to examinations, not enough men reported for University hockey practice yesterday afternoon to form two teams. Practice consisted, therefore, of work of the forwards against the defense. The team-work was fair; the men, however, showed the fault apparent in the play of the whole season, playing out of their positions. The shooting lacked both speed and accuracy, but the passing was fairly good. The work of the defense, as usual, was very good...