Word: icing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...that all signs of ice have disappeared from the storied banks of the Charles, rowers of all descriptions are skimming across the waters, and before long, the Harvard crew will make its first official splash, and the voice of the coxswain will be heard in the land...
When Stan Priddy's freshman hockey team meets Yale at New Haven this afternoon, it will get another of its few chances to see how ice actually feels underfoot. With scarcely any practise time behind them, the Yardling skaters will have to fight hard to beat a squad--supposedly equal on paper that can boast a long string of practise sessions in recent weeks...
Dick Button, Olympic and world men's champion figure skater, is favored to retain his North American title when he takes the ice at Ardmore, Pennsylvania, today for the North American championship...
Button's routine in competition lasts over five minutes. This is nearly twice as long as a hockey forward's turn on the ice and every bit as taxing, since it involves continuous leaps and twirls. These leaps and twirls are Button's specialty...
...Behind, 18 to 4, at the eight minute mark, the Crimson suddenly caught fire, and on three set shots by Walt McCurdy, two hooks by John Rockwell, and a pair of fouls by Ed Smith, moved within two points of the home team. Two quick free throws borke the ice for the Tigers, and they moved to a 31 to 22 lead at the half...