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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Freshman team is composed of good individual players, but their team work is not so far developed as it should be. The team has not been defeated this season and has held the strong Crescent Hockey Club of Boston to a tie score. The game today should be very close, as Roxbury Latin is one of the strongest school teams in the vicinity...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 1912 vs. Roxbury Latin in Stadium | 1/20/1909 | See Source »

...boards. The University forwards showed excellent team-play and their shots were hard and accurate. The superiority in the line, however, was offset by a weak defence, due to the fact that this was the first game in which it had been severely tried. Princeton's defence was very strong, continually turning aside shots that ordinarily would have counted. Hicks was the star of the game, and with Morgan excelled for Harvard, while Peacock and Read did the best work for Princeton...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD, 3; PRINCETON, 2 | 1/18/1909 | See Source »

...team has had less than a week's practice on the ice since the recess, but the work this week, although for two days only, has been excellent. The men have speed and endurance, but their team play is very ragged at times. The defence however, has proved consistently strong, and has allowed few scores...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HOCKEY WITH PRINCETON | 1/16/1909 | See Source »

...University team was beaten by Technology, as the latter had a remarkably strong five and it was the University team's first game. E. S. Allen '09 and E. S. Currie '09 are the only members back from last year's team, but H. B. Sheahan '11 and F. C. Wellman '11 have developed into speedy players since practice began. P. Newton '11 plays a reliable game at centre and gives promise of becoming a remarkable player...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD VS. PRINCETON | 1/16/1909 | See Source »

...championship since Yale was defeated by Dartmouth Thursday by the score of 3 to 2. Princeton has defeated Columbia and Williams, though not by as large scores as has the University team. She has been practicing regularly for nearly a month, and has well-developed team play and a strong defence...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HOCKEY WITH PRINCETON | 1/16/1909 | See Source »

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