Word: stick
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Captain Sweeney, rover on the Yale team is 21 years old, weighs 155 pounds, and is 5 feet, 10 inches tall. He is a strong, aggressive player, with excellent stick-work and considerable speed. He has been on the team for two years...
...opening game of the season the Freshman hockey team easily defeated St. Mark's by a 6 to 2 score yesterday at Southboro. Although handicapped by the small size of the rink, the 1918 team showed themselves superior to the schoolboys both in speed and in stick-work. The Freshmen scored three goals to their opponent's one in each of the twenty-minute halves...
...University hockey squad had a hard practice at the Arena yesterday afternoon. For three-quarters of an hour Coach Winsor gave the men a long drill in passing and shooting, laying particular stress on stick-work and accurate shooting. Following this Teams A and B lined up for a brisk 15-minute scrimmage in which Team B showed to good advantage, scoring three goals, while Team A was unable to score. Wylde made many excellent stops and Townsend and Claflin played a consistent game. For Team B, Baker and Fisher showed up well. Curtis scored the first goal...
Team A missed several chances to score and in general seemed to have less snap than the substitutes. The stick-work of both teams needs considerable improvement, but the team-play was better and the shooting quicker and more accurate: Judging by Yale's apparent lack of team-play in last Saturday's game, this seems to be the University's best chance to win next Saturday...
...defensive play. He is equally good at wing. When he is in this position Dickey, another strong player, has been used for centre. Sweeney, at right centre, or rover, is probably the most dangerouss man on the team. His speed and aggressiveness, together with his shooting ability and good stick-work place him in the front ranks of this season's hockey players. The right wing, MacDonald, is probably next to Sweeney, the best player on the Yale seven. Like Townsend, of the University team, he is somewhat handicapped by his small size and lack of weight, but his quickness...