Word: keeping
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Since the Columbia game last Saturday, the University team has improved materially in stick work and in ability to follow and keep possession of the puck. On the offense the forwards play together better, and in passing, especially across the rink, have become faster and more accurate. With the exception of Callaway they still fall, however, to follow back properly after losing the puck. The work of the men in this respect has been slow and ragged all season, and in a close game is likely to prove disastrous. The team is considerably weakened by the loss of Manning...
...used to do; but the English boy plays games of afternoons. What a blessing it would be if the lookers on could be shoved out of the Stadium and set to work at some game! How much better they would like it! It is not from choice that they keep their seats...
Owing to the very poor condition of the ice yesterday afternoon there was no regular hockey practice. The team was instead given a long practice skate to keep the men in condition for tomorrow's game...
...Newhall played well at counterpoint on the University team and scored two goals unassisted, after carrying the puck the length of the ice. Callaway and Wilder, aided by Townsend's good passing, did the best shooting for the University team. Owing to the inability of the Technology forwards to keep the puck, the defense of the University team was not tested. For Technology, Reading, at goal, made many good stops, but he weakened considerably in the second half. Tyler, point for Technology, accidentally shot a goal for Harvard...
...University's remaining goals were made in the last minutes of play. The work of the University forwards was, in the main, good, but the men shot while too far from the goal and were weak in passing. Owing to the inability of the Andover forwards to keep the puck the University defense was not tested...