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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...advance the puck almost at will, but they often failed to score because of poor shooting. The passing of the university team showed little improvement, and most of the points were made through individual work. Although the men followed back better than at any time this season they seldom kept their position when near their opponents' goal. The team showed great improvement in body checking., Owing to the inability of the Roxbury forwards to keep possession of the puck the University defense was not given a severe test...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hockey Team Defeated Roxbury | 2/5/1906 | See Source »

...characterized by individual aggressiveness and a total lack of team play on either side. Owing to lack of practice the forwards on the University team played very raggedly and they failed to show the knowledge of the game displayed against Columbia. The passing was most inaccurate and the men seldom kept their positions wane skating down the rink. The work of the University forwards was especially wild at critical moments near Princeton's goal. With the Occasional exception of Macleod they still fail to follow back properly after losing the puck, and if the Princeton team had not been equally...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PRINCETON DEFEATED, 3 TO 2 | 1/22/1906 | See Source »

...score. Willetts played fairly well, but Dr. Newhall at coverpoint played too far out from his position and often allowed the Princeton forwards to pass him. Pell was extremely slow in following back and M. Newhall at the opposite end did not make sufficient use of the sides. Macleod seldom followed in on Townsend's long shots for goals...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PRINCETON DEFEATED, 3 TO 2 | 1/22/1906 | See Source »

...sighted policy is always the best one to adopt and it would not be for sighted to allow the "Med. Fac." to continue. To quote a New York writer who has lately commented on the matter in the Transcript under the title of "Americas Juventutis:" "The 'Med. Fac.' is seldom funny any more. It is outgrown and nowadays simply stirs up decent lads to do things that they are adapt to be ashamed of at the time and pretty sure to be ashamed of later." The mere fact that as this same writer also states "its membership includes among...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Communication | 6/2/1905 | See Source »

...ground that they are only attempting to present one side of the question, just as in a court of law, and are leaving the legislatures to decide between them and their opponents. But, as the lecturer pointed out, whereas the wealthy corporations are always ably represented, the public seldom has an efficient spokesman...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ethical View of the Lawyer | 5/5/1905 | See Source »

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