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...hard work of the team and coach have developed unexpectedly well. Although not exceptionally strong in any one department of the game the team is equally good on the offensive and defensive and plays together well. In the last few games they have used signal formations on the toss-up with considerable success. All the men are in good condition, Allen having fully recovered from his sprained ankle...
...forwards, Allen and Currie are accurate in throwing baskets and play together well. Allen is better on long shots, while Currie is steady and sure on short shots. Dial usually secures the ball on the toss-up and is a very accurate shot from close range, but is slightly inaccurate in passing. Deane and White are steady but rather slow, though Deane has been developing rapidly...
...their opponents from scoring from the floor, their only baskets being made on fouls. In covering, the University team was fairly strong, but in the early part of the game lacked dash and team play. On the offensive the passing was very weak and the formation plays from the toss-up consequently failed to work. Both teams depended almost entirely on individual work, destroying all attempts at team play by long inaccurate shots at the baskets. Griffiths and Burleigh were both weak on free throws, and Brooks who made several attempts from fouls proved no better. Harvard took the lead...
...were called on the University team and 11 on Columbia and from these Griffiths threw 3 for the University for Colombia Moor threw 9 play of Columbia was superior to that of the University team. A number of times Amberg tried the combination signals for trick plays at the toss-up, but on account of the agility of Ryan, his opponent, Columbia generally obtained possession of the ball. Throughout the game there was much hard body checking and a tendency on the part of all the players to dribble out of bounds was evident. Quigley, toward...
...Cushing Academy at 8 o'clock this evening in the Cushing Academy gymnasium at Ashburnham. The game will probably be very close, as the teams are very evenly matched. The Freshmen have shown steady improvement during the past two weeks, especially in passing, although their signal plays from the toss-up are very undeveloped. The Cushing Academy team is heavy and fast and although recently defeated by Williston Seminary has won most of its games this season...