Word: speed
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...University hockey practice yesterday afternoon to form two teams. Practice consisted, therefore, of work of the forwards against the defense. The team-work was fair; the men, however, showed the fault apparent in the play of the whole season, playing out of their positions. The shooting lacked both speed and accuracy, but the passing was fairly good. The work of the defense, as usual, was very good...
Grant and Underwood played well together in the first half, but toward the eno slackened in their speed. Randall, at center, covered his opponent much better than usual, but on the defense was still too quick to break away. The guards played throughout an excellent game, both in blocking and in passing to the forwards...
...regular practice of the University hockey squad yesterday afternoon showed a decided improvement over the work of Thursday. There was more accuracy in passing and shooting and the men followed back and puck with greater speed, though the forwards still fail to make sufficient use of the sides of the rink. A tendency of the men to play somewhat out of their exact positions was also apparent. During the latter half of the practice snow on the rink handicapped the teams in their passing. The practice consisted of two thirty-minute periods. The men were coached by J. S. Lovering...
...evenings at 8 o'clock. W. T. Harrison '05 and C. G. Dodge '04, assisted by some members of the Brookline Swimming Club, will coach the men individually in the Trudgeon and side strokes, the chief efforts in the beginning being directed toward improvement in form rather than increased speed...
...candidates for the vacant places have all had considerable experience in the rudimentary work of the game, the development of team-play need not be delayed until late in the season. So far as can be seen at present, the team will be lighter than usual, so that speed and strength rather than weight will have to be relied upon for the development of a successful eleven...