Word: hockey
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...annual report of the Harvard Athletic Association, Mr. Bingham emphasized again the need for new hockey rinks. It is unfortunate that, due to the decreased income of the Association this year, permanent improvements have been necessarily curtailed. A hockey rink is among the most important of these. Uprooted from its proper home in Cambridge, and transplanted in Boston, the sport has not enjoyed the normal development it would have had nearer at hand. Despite the fact that it probably draws more interest than any other winter sport, no facilities are offered nearer than the Boston Garden...
...pressing. The University squad can practice and play away from home with a certain amount of facility, but the Boston Garden would obviously be neither available, nor possible for House teams. The rinks on Soldiers Field have been too poorly kept up to assure any regular use. Otherwise the hockey enthusiast has had to make the most of the poor and not too frequent ice of the Charles. If the inter-House sports are to be successful some better facilities must be made possible...
...erection of an artificial hockey rink suitable for the needs is admittedly a costly matter. But the popularity of hockey and its inherent excellence as a form of amateur competition justify the necessary expense. Proper facilities for hockey and skating are no idle luxury, but should form an important and necessary part of the University's athletic program...
...Expenses for All These Purposes 727,668.62 Excess of Income over Expenses $ 50, 552.35 INCOME AND EXPENSES OF ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION *Income Expense University Baseball Team $ 17,870.62 $ 27,821.12 University Crew 4,386.04 42,425.84 University Football 613,211.17 119,492.76 University Track Team 14,302.47 39,116.30 University Hockey Team 12,141.70 20,648.49 Minor Sport Teams and Physical Education Department 148,543.48 Maintenance and Operation of Athletic Buildings and Grounds 170,617.40 Permanent Improvements, Grounds and Buildings 28,208.18 Administrative and Other Expenses 130,795.05 -- $727,668.62 -- *Income after deducting guarantees paid to Visiting Teams
Team expenses in major sports showed a slight average drop. Slight rises in the expenses of University crew and hockey were more than offset by a decrease of nearly $20,000 in the amount spent on baseball, football, and track