Word: guard
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...continues to play his usual strong game at piont, characterized by hard body checking. Sampson, who will probably take Willetts' place for part of the game, has had no experience in intercollegiate hockey, but his work during the last week has been very encouraging. Ivy is an experienced goal guard and his stops are often remarkable...
...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 is a very good shot and a very brilliant individual player. At centre Amberg...
...clause opening the offence the coaches and captains are given a free hand to develop any kind of a fast running attack, the only limit which has been placed being to guard against a preponderance of mass plays, by requiring any additional players who are placed back of the scrimmage line to be at least 5 yards back, and by increasing the distance to gain from 5 to 10 yards...
...great difficulty at present is the finding of a good forward. If no man of sufficient ability is discovered during the next week, it is possible that Captain Griffiths will be moved from his regular position at guard to one of the forward positions...
Flinn made four yards through left guard...