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...were slow in this respect. Palmer who played in Sortwell's place at left wing was inclined to be either just ahead of, or just behind the play, but in the second half showed better judgement and more dash. Huntington displayed his usual excellent all-round form, being the mainstay of the attack and aiding the defence materially. Duncan also played a strong game working particularly well with Huntington in taking the puck down the rink...
...game and his dashes down the rink easily put him on a par with Ross and Taylor, the two Canadian professionals who played here last winter. The visitors were far from a one-man team however, and Baker was excellently supported by Kay, Kuhn and McKinney. Kalbfleisch was the mainstay of their defence and his work during the last ten minutes, when six Harvard men were striving desperately to shoot the puck by him, was little short of marvelous...
...make it as to have three, provided that one man could stop the play completely. Yale showed her slight inferiority on the defence in allowing the Harvard players to get better started before the forwards began to interfere with the advance of the ball. Ketcham was Yale's mainstay in the line, but among his opponents it is hard to choose. Captain Fisher and Leslie never failed to stop plays aimed at them, and almost the same thing can be said of the rest of the line. Storer and Hitchcock, both of whose experience on a University team has been...
...athletic adviser, has developed as a punter and halfback within the past month. He kicks a long spiral ball which is difficult to handle. In the Princeton game, his kicks averaged almost 30 yards. He gets off his punts quickly and with good direction. He is also Yale's mainstay in end plays in which he runs well and is difficult to tackle on account of his height and has a knack in turning when tackled and falling forward his full length...
...athletic adviser, has developed as a punter and halfback within the past month. He kicks a long spiral ball which is difficult to handle. In the Princeton game, his kicks averaged almost 30 yards. He gets off his punts quickly and with good direction. He is also Yale's mainstay in end plays in which he runs well and is difficult to tackle on account of his height and has a knack in turning when tackled and falling forward his full length...