Word: sticking
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Hopkins has a very strong team which has had the advantage of a long spring practice and has won all its games this year. The University team has a strong defense and is playing much better than at this time last year. Yesterday, in the practice consisting of light stick-work the squad did very well; the passing was especially good...
Under the training of Coach Shea the team-play of the University squad has steadily improved, although the passing is still faulty. Yesterday afternoon the squad was given the last hard practice, and today there will be light stick work only...
...both quantity and quality about the same as last year's; the Freshman material is better. The Seniors have a strong attack and the Juniors the best defence; both are fairly accurate in shooting and passing. The Sophomores are of average ability; the Freshmen, though still poor in stick work, have developed some team play. The squads have been coached by Head Coach Shea and by D. P. Penhallow 2M., captain of last year's University team, who has now taken charge of the Freshmen. In today's game the halves will be twenty minutes in length...
...first game of the season will be played with the College of the City of New York on Soldiers Field next Saturday. A University squad will probably not be picked until next Thursday and in the meantime the men will be coached especially in the development of stick work. The squad will be chosen only provisionally and changes will be freely made in accordance with the ability shown by candidates. After the training in the elementary points of the game. Coach Shea's efforts will be devoted chiefly to the development of swift and effective team work...
About 60 candidates have reported for lacrosse practice on Holmes Field and have so far been given practice in passing, catching and general stick work...