Word: squad
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...speaker with screams of "Viva Russia!" "Viva Fidel Castro!" and "To the Zone!", charged out of the square. Outflanking Panamanian National Guardsmen, they rushed across Fourth of July Avenue (the zone border) and rammed a flagstaff into soft Canal Zone earth. "All right, now," said a U.S. squad leader. "Move them...
Another worry for the Harvard squad is a new intercollegiate event--the 200-yard individual medley. In this race, Yale already has on its team last year's Eastern champion, Foster DeJesus. The Crimson will counter with Gary Pildner and Tom Bartlett, both versatile, balanced, and improving, but neither up to DeJesus' level...
With the BC game this Saturday, Weiland is still undecided on the exact make-up of his secondary lines, due to tight competition at all positions. Another healthy sign, the competition, has produced stiff, fast practices this last week, and has given the squad an increased incentive and spirit. As one player put it Monday, "Last year we lost several games which we entered as distinct favorites. This year that won't happen...
...Grannis will center wings Bruce Thomas and Dave Morse. Grannis, the high scorer on last year's Yardling team with 20 goals and 24 assists, has what Weiland calls, "perhaps the best shot on the team." Thomas at left wing, generally conceded to be the best hustler on the squad, and Morse at right, both picked up over thirty points last year. With Grannis they give Weiland a line which with steady improvement should be excellent by the middle of the winter...
...axiom that varsity play with smarter and quicker opposition is always much tougher than freshman. For the boys who come up to Weiland's squad this is even more true than at most colleges. Weiland's brand of hockey is essentially defensive, "stop the other team from scoring and get your scores on breaks," and it's often a totally new concept for the sophomores...