Word: tosses
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...only-draw-back to the Tiger prospects for another season of championship records, and it is a big draw-back, is the apparent lack of a capable successor to Leh. Morgan and Cresswell have not made a strong impression, and the position is now a toss-up between Pride, stroke of last year's Freshman, and Wright, stroke of the 1923 yearlings. These four men, together with Moser of the 1922 Freshman eight, are all being tried but the final decision is probably for some time...
Perhaps in no game of the season did Coach Clafin's men show up to better advantage than in their two gruelling struggles with the B. A. A. and Westminster sextets. On both occasions the score was tie, and on both occasions the decision remained a toss-up till the closing whistle. With the exception of the Toronto whirlwind, these combinations represented the highest calibre of hockey which the University faced all winter, and participation in the two games provided invaluable experience for succeeding contests...
With these facts as the basis of figuring tonight's contest should be a toss-up. Both teams are in good condition, bot are confident of winning, and the advantages of one combination are just about evently offset by the advantages of the other...
...Crimson side of the stands gave the squad enthusiastic welcome. The first University eleven ran through a few signals, then retired to the benches. Referee Tiny Maxwell went out to the middle of the field and flipped the coin betwen Captains Kane and Aldrich. The Eli leader won the toss and chose to defend the goal at the closed end of the Stadium. A moment later both teams ran out onto the gridiron...
...Yale won the toss and chose to defend the south goal, Princeton taking the west...