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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...forward line as it has played throughout the season has shown consistent steadiness and often individual brilliancy. G. A. Percy '18 has earned his last year's reputation as an exceptional player by fast and accurate work, shooting no less than 9 goals this winter. Both T. H. Rice '17 and E. O. Baker '17 have proved their ability and by maintaining the same skill that they displayed this year will be sure of their positions next year. T. C. Thacher '18 played his wing position with versatility and with another year's experience should be almost equal to Percy...
...defence combination, which was rated as one of the best in the country, will suffer by the loss of A. F. Doty '16, who has shown himself to be the most versatile player on the squad. T. H. Eckfeldt '17 and A. W. Gardner '18 will have a hard time filling the position as satisfactorily as he has. Captain J. E. P. Morgan '17 and J. I. Wylde '17, however, by their brilliant, work, will make the task of Doty's successor easier, and with them as a nucleus, another strong defensive trio is to be expected...
...Babbitt, of the Cornell seven, was a strong contender for the position of rover on the second team, but although a faster skater, is not the equal of Peacock in stick-work and shooting ability. C. D. Dickey, of Yale, is an excellent player at centre, but inferior to Curtis in both speed and stick-work, although he can better be relied upon to play his position...
...Yale, Gould was the most brilliant player. His individual work made up for the Elis lack of team-play and he was fast and sure in his shots. Peacock starred for Princeton. There were several penalties, Yale finishing the game with five...
Captain Conover, whose brilliant dashes were the feature of the game, was the best individual player for St. Paul's, while the whole team worked well together, showing excellent shooting, and great speed. Unfortunately, Conover sustained a broken nose in the second period and was withdrawn from the game...