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...ease. Yale's first man up promptly retaliated with another, tying the total; but there the scoring stopped, and throughout the rest of the game the visitors were unable to reach home, although they registered several scattered hits. Allen, Yale's star batsman, was also his team's mainstay on the defense. For several innings he held his own, but toward the end he weakened and the local players found him for hit after hit, sending the bull into the far corners of the field...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Chapter Caps Climax of Abbreviated Baseball Season Swamping Yale Key Men by Score of 11 to 1 | 6/11/1923 | See Source »

Reid, at center, is likely to be the mainstay of the Yale attack, while O'Hearn, who has been the star of the team at right defense, is sure to continue his aggressive and brilliant work. Captain Bulkley, at left wing, adds considerable strength to the Yale forward line, while Jenkins, a stellar performer in the cage, will bear the brunt of the Crimson attack. Vaughan has recently been shifted to take Sargent's place at left defense and has been working out very well with O'Hearn...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YALE TEAM LEAVES TOMORROW | 3/2/1923 | See Source »

Both teams used a great many substitutes, no man for the Crimson playing the whole game. The playing of Henderson, who was the mainstay of the Crimson attack, and Pepper, who made many remarkable stops at goal for the schoolboys, was the outstanding features of the game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 1926 IN SEVENTH VICTORY | 2/8/1923 | See Source »

...private school hockey championship St. Mark's won from Milton Academy 2-1, while Coach Angier's men defeated the Academy team 5-1. The schoolboys have also defeated Middlesex 3-1, Huntington 2-0, and tied Newton High 4-1. Captain Steward, at right defense, has been the mainstay of the team throughout the season, breaking up almost all of the opponent's attacks. Hamlin at center is a very fast man, while Pepper, at goal, has saved many scores for his team by remarkable stops...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 1926 HOCKEY TEAM MEETS ST. MARK'S AT SOUTHBORO | 2/7/1923 | See Source »

Captain Durant of Browne and Nichols was the mainstay of his team's attack. Many times he carried the puck up the rink, and his shots were turned back only by the excellent goal work of E. H. Bradford...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRESHMEN KEEP RECORD CLEAN IN FAST CONTEST WITH BROWNE & NICHOLS | 1/25/1923 | See Source »

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