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...listless game in the first half, the score at the end of the period being 9 to 3 in favor of 1909. In the second half, however, the Sophomores completely outplayed their opponents. Their team work was fast and well directed and their defence was excellent. Currie's basket shooting was especially effective...
...rules forbidding a man to run with the ball or to hold it in his possession any length of time prevent all roughness, but there is none of the concentrated attack that marks association football, basket-ball or hockey. Dr. Sargent has as yet given the game no name...
...game was fast, but was marred by the poor judgment of the referee, who paid little attention to Columbia's frequent fouls. The Columbia team was strong on block plays under the basket, and won the game by three very long shots. At the end of the first half the score was 13 to 6 in favor of Columbia. During the second half the game was much rougher owing to the negligence of the referee...
...Although he guards his man well he is weak at dribbling and shooting, and for this reason usually plays near his own goal. Amberg, at centre, is a hard man to cover on account of his height. Besides being very efficient in team play, he is good in shooting baskets. Quigley, at left forward, has a great tendency to individual work and to delay in starting off plays. He is fairly accurate at shooting for short baskets, but is inclined to risk long shots instead of passing. Broun, at right forward, covers his man too closely, and consequently is slow...
...Freshmen started very fast, Dial making a goal on a signal play from the toss up, and adding three more in the next ten minutes. Currie scored a goal from a foul and Cushman made a basket for Yale. Walcott and Van Vleck then succeeded in making three goals for Yale, and the half ended with the score 9 to 8 in favor of Harvard. The Freshmen opened strongly again in the second half. Two baskets by Currie and one by White, and four goals from fouls by Currie, increased the Freshmen's lead, which was maintained...