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...first half was closely contested at the beginning; towards the close, our defence kept the ball at the other end of the field most of the time, but our attack was unable to score, partly on account of the wild shooting from too far away from goal, partly on account of the fine defence play of the Independents. The close of the half found the visitors pretty well used up, with the score...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lacrosse. | 4/26/1886 | See Source »

...Independents began a purely defensive game. All of their strong men were placed in the defence field, and as the half advanced, the whole team worked down the field and huddled around their goal. The defense players were left entirely uncovered and returned the ball without opposition. Our attack drew off well and secured the ball, but the shooting was not accurate. The Harvard defence kept feeding the ball to the attack and the attack kept shooting. The Independents had more difficulty every minute in keeping the ball away from their posts. At one time there was only one Independent...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lacrosse. | 4/26/1886 | See Source »

...team, as a whole, works systematically and faithfully. The faults of the three parts of the field are as follows. The attack crowds in too much towards goal. The defence fails to cover towards the centre when the ball is being rushed up against their goal. The centre is unsteady at all times...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Lacrosse Team. | 4/23/1886 | See Source »

...First attack catches, dodges, and shoots well as a rule. Occasionally he lets long catches bounce off of the end of his stick instead of scooping them. He works very well with second home...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Lacrosse Team. | 4/23/1886 | See Source »

Crane, '89 in the attack lacks energy and fails to follow...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Lacrosse Team. | 4/23/1886 | See Source »

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