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During the past week Coach Tolbert has had his men scrimmage several times against the University five at the Hemenway Gymnasium so as to accustom them to a strange floor. He will have the full strength of his squad at New Haven, and will be almost sure to call upon Middleton, King, and Bourne to help out the regulars...
...Coach Tolbert's team showed a distinct improvement over their work against Exeter last Saturday. Here again, however, the stubbornness of the opponents' defence caused the Crimson players to shoot from long range. The playing of Merriam at left forward, and the foul shooting of Captain Samborski were the outstanding features of the home team's playing. There latter accounted for seven of the eleven points scored by the Crimson in the first period. For Dartmouth Sailer at guard and Friedman at forward were the star players, although the whole team presented a well-balance machine...
...Crimson team will take the floor with a slightly different line-up than started the Exeter game due to the absence of Heagney who is sick. It is almost certain that Coach Tolbert will call upon Merriam, Middleton, and Bourne to relieve his regulars...
Though the Red and Gray quintet outplayed their opponents throughout the entire game, their superiority was most evident at the start. During the whole of the first half Coach Tolbert's men seemed sluggish. Their poor passing and careless shooting was a marked cantrast to the smooth team-work and effective marksmanship of the Exeter combination. With the second half, however, the 1925 men improved and forced their oppoents to fight for every point...
Since the early season game, however, Coach Tolbert's men have showed a steady improvement, and yesterday in the scrimmage against the University, they displayed the best form of the year. Though defeated in two early season games, their record now stands, six victories out of eight games played, including wins over Andover and M. I. T. Freshmen...