Word: skaters
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...this season, the Freshmen have shown very good form, in spite of lack of practice resulting from the poor ice. C. C. Harding at center has been the outstanding star of the team up to date. In addition to being a fast skater and clever dribbler, he is exceptionally strong defensively. N. S. Howe, a former St. Paul's player, has been a regular at left wing all season. He is a dependable man, skating well passing frequently, and excelling in checking back. Considered a week ago to be one of the weakest men on the team, Lincoln Davis...
Although the forwards are adapting themselves to the teamwork of the offence, the defence has not yet mastered the two-man defence system used here. L. W. Pratt, at left defence is the best natural skater on the team. He, however, does not yet understand the system of swinging back when the opposing line advances. Aggressively following the puck at all times, E. W. Martin, the former Andover captain, has been the best man on the Freshman defence...
...regarded more as a spectacle than as a college activity to be supported. There was no cheering section and the seats in the Arena or at the old Ice-Pavilion were usually filled for the most part by individuals who came to watch with equal interest the professional fancy skater, the University hockey team play the Pere Marquettes and to whistle when the band played "Yoo-hoo" between periods...
Taking these facts into consideration and remembering that the informal teams represent two of the outstanding intercollegiate hockey sextets, the game promises to be a close contest. Hughes on the Eagle's forward lipe is a fast skater and a clever stick handler so he is expected to be a serious threat to the Crimson defence, while Fitzgerald who guards the Boston goal should furnish a stiff barrier to the fast Rambler forward line. Curry, too, is an expert center who should speed up the Eagle attack...
...face the well-organized and speedy Noble and Greenough sextet on the Charlesbank rinks. Not only do the schoolboys present a machine-like combination, but they offer a serious threat with brilliant individual players both on the offensive and defensive lines. Wylde at right wing is an exceptionally speedy skater and an accurate stick handler so he should furnish the second's defensive players with frequent opportunities to show their worth...