Word: player
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Captain Newhall was the most untiring player on the ice. His body checking and stick work were remarkable and he carried and lifted the puck well. Pell showed unexpected improvement, and was especially fast on the offense, often carrying the puck the entire length of the rink unaided. Townsend's shooting was excellent, and he did much hard body checking. Although Macleod when near his own goal did not always cover his opponent, his stick work was very clever and he showed good endurance. Willetts kept his position well but was forced to withdraw shortly after the beginning...
...floor. The game was very fast and cleanly played, the large number of fouls called being chiefly for minor offenses. The Harvard team, was in excellent condition and the men did some clever team work, besides keeping their opponents closely covered. Captain Griffiths was by far the most brilliant player of the game, using good judgment in passing, and completely baffling the Princeton players by his fast dribbling. He was also very accuracy in shooting fouls and on free tries added 10 points to Harvard's score. Brooks replaced him for the last five minutes of the game...
...recommended that the following rule be adopted: "Every player on the kicking side shall be 'on side' when the kicked ball touches the ground," but the consideration of rules to protect the man catching a punt, was left over until the next meeting...
Since its defeat by Pennsylvania the progress of the University team has been commendable. More team play has been developed than in recent Harvard teams, and especially in the later games the play has been very fast. In individual players the team is not unusually strong, but the way in which the men play together makes up for any lack of brilliant shooting. The guards are the most reliable part of the Harvard team and besides covering their own men very closely they are able to help the forwards on the defensive. Captain Griffiths, besides being a strong guard...
...That in a scrimmage the holder of the ball shall place it flat upon the ground and put it in play with long axis at right angles to the line of scrimmage, and that until the ball is put in play no part of any player, except of the man who puts the ball in play, shall be ahead of the point of the ball nearer his own goal...