Word: game
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Coach Jack Carr will have some opportunity to see whether or not his team has improved since the opening of the season two weeks ago against Williams. In that game the soccer team looked as though it were sure to develop into a far letter than average outfit, even though the Purple emerged from the tilt triumphant, 3 to 2, after an overtime period. But since then, in two games with the weak Tufts and M. I. T. squads, the Crimson has not come up to expectations, even in winning...
...second surprising Improvement is that of Henry Murphy, captain of last year's Yardling squad. A second-stringer at the beginning of the fall, he broke into the starting lineup at center in the Tufts game and proved himself by scoring the winning goal. In the Tech game he was the outstanding star, scoring another goal and coming close to several more. "Murphy" has a priceless talent for playmaking which is the factor that makes him a successful pivot man, but neither this nor his accuracy in setting up shots is as obvious to the layman as his speed...
...sound player with three years of experience behind him, but is handicapped by a lack of speed. Rousmaniere's chief asset is his control over the soccer ball which makes him especially adept at passing. A versatile player, he shifts to the forward line when Barnes comes into the game...
Complete rest has been decreed by medical authorities as the sole cure for the fleet captain's injured leg. The injured member was not aggravated in the Penn game, but his activity in the contest retarded all normal improvement. It is hoped that the layoff will get him in shape for the invasion of Princeton...
Coach Dick Harlow sent the varsity squad through as strenuous a workout as Harvard has ever had during the week before a major game, and from this heavy drill emerged veteran tackle Moss Hallett with a leg bump which makes his participation against the Indians uncertain. The medicos will be able to give more definite information on his status today. In the mean-time, a lively scrap is going on between Vern Miller and Pete Elser for second ranking at the left tackle post...