Word: teche
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Harvard has been a two-goal team, and only the weakness of the Tech and Tufts forwards gave the booters their victories. Against the Engineers they did show flashes of excellent playing, however, and several individuals displayed marked Improvement and even approached stardom...
...second surprising Improvement is that of Henry Murphy, captain of last year's Yardling squad. A second-stringer at the beginning of the fall, he broke into the starting lineup at center in the Tufts game and proved himself by scoring the winning goal. In the Tech game he was the outstanding star, scoring another goal and coming close to several more. "Murphy" has a priceless talent for playmaking which is the factor that makes him a successful pivot man, but neither this nor his accuracy in setting up shots is as obvious to the layman as his speed...
Another Sophomore who has shown up well so far is goalie Jack Penson, who shut out Tech last Saturday afternoon. His six feet and some odd inches give him an advantage in reach over George Hanford, his alternate, and although he still makes occasional slips, with a little more experience he will be as dependable as Harold Williams, goal-guard of last year's championship eleven...
Page has a tough job to fill Mendel's shoes but in the Tech game he turned in a capable performance, scoring one of the two goals. Willetts, Staber, and Halstead are in need of more experience. The combination of the Mendel and Murphy should prove potent when Howie gets back into the game...
...Yardlings made it a double victory by defeating the Tech Freshmen 1 to 0, outplaying them throughout the game. Jim Gleason, Harvard goalie, never touched the ball in the whole first half and only rarely in the second...