Word: goalers
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...count, the Crimson finally clicked. First George Gebelein, who scored the Crimson's first goal on Johnny Paine's first period pass from behind the cage, scored again. Gordy McGrath, left wing on the starting line, fired the disc in on the St. Nick's goaler, who cleared it poorly. Gobelein was waiting for the rebound and had little trouble in backhanding the puck into an open...
...overtime St. Nick's stopped coasting and put on the pressure, and only a "prayer mat" stop by O'Neill kept them from going out in front. Al Everts, center of the Sophomore trio, put the Crimson ahead 4 to 3 when he batted the puck past the goaler in a scrimmage in front of the crease. In spite of the obvious teamwork on this play the officials did not give credit for an assist, although probably both of Evert's wingmen deserved credit...
...about the first ten minutes of the varsity game it looked as if the Crimson might be on the way to an upset. Captain Pren Willetts took the puck from scrimmage, hesitated a split second, and fired a low shot past the Eli goaler, Cord Meyer, into the corner of the cage...
...second period did Harvard score. Then the makeshift second line of Dick Noone at center with Gordie McGrath and Bob Cox on the wings turned the trick. After passing the puck around in Yale territory for a while, Noone saw fit to let one fly at the Bulldog goaler, Sophomore Card Meyer, who had started in place of Bud Kleckhefer, out with a broken bone in his face. Meyer blocked the shot, but McGrath pounced on the rebound for the initial Crimson tally...
...local society and sporting pages had been ballyhooing the event. The Producers team would consist of Walter Wanger, a hard-working non-scorer; Frank Borzage of long low-goal experience; Mike Curtiz, who took "ill" at the last moment, had Oil Man Steen Fletcher sub for him; and eight-goaler Aidan Roark, Zanuck's assistant at polo and pictures. The Actors would be spirited novice Paul Kelly, Charles Farrell, Tim Holt (son of he-man Jack) and comic Guinn ("Big Boy") Williams. Over their hearts the Actors would wear the initials G. R.-for Ginger Rogers, their sponsor...