Word: stick
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...lacrosse team lost it first game of the season on Saturday to the Crescent Athletic Club by the score of 15 to 0. Although outclassed in team work by their more experienced opponents, the Harvard players showed considerable skill in stick work, and in the second half played a fairly good all-round game. The great fault was the tendency of the men to leave their opponents unguarded when playing on the defensive...
...being divided into teams. They showed a lack of head-work and are not sure enough in carrying the ball; many of them try to get rid of it too soon and so fail to make the most of their opportunities. The Crescent players are noted for their clever stick work and Saturday's game should be of great value to the Harvard team in the way of experience...
...candidates for shortstop. Devens is a fair fielder but is slow and has poor judgement. An awkwardness in fielding combined with a slight weakness in throwing offset Wheelock's excellent judgement and stick-work. Coolidge is the most promising candidate and is one of the best fielders on the team. His throwing and batting, though good, are not quite up to his fielding; but he has a thorough knowledge of the game...
...April recess. Twenty-eight men were out yesterday, and a practice game was played, though no attention was paid to the score. Dr. Henshaw coached the men and was greatly pleased with the showing made. At present the most noticeable fault is a tendency to hold the stick so far back as to lose control of the ball while running...
...lacrosse team has begun out-door work on Holmes Field, after a long period of elementary work in the cage. The men have improved greatly in stick work, and the practice from now on will be for the perfection of team play. About twenty candidates are trying for the team and are being coached by Dr. G. B. Henshaw '90 and C. B. Wood '96. Although the season does not begin until April 28, it is probable that two practice games will be played before that date, one with a team of Harvard graduates and the other with a picked...