Word: handler
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...injury. The forward combination of Captain Gordon and Maher seems the most effective of the many which have been tested in the scrimmages this week, but Smith will undoubtedly get into the game for a considerable period. He is a better shot than Maher and a very clever ball-handler. He will be a hard man to keep out of the regular line-up. Merriam is another forward who is likely to be used...
With Ferguson, a fast skater and clever stick-handler in the center of the aggressive Blue 'forward-line and Captain Potts and Cole forming a stiff defense, the Crimson sextet will be forced to the limit to score. The brilliant individual work of these players, which largely explains Yale's record of six victories and only one defeat, may offset the effective team-work of the Crimson Freshmen. The only opponent that both teams have met this year is Andover. The Yale yearlings downed the schoolboys by a score of 6-0, as compared with the 6-3 victory...
This year Harding has been the regular center in all three games. He has been the out-standing star of the team, being an exceptionally fast skater and good stick-handler and has scored the most goals for the yearlings...
...season. Although the opposition was weak, the Crimson players showed a good offense, peppering the Engineers goal. Their teamwork was excellent throughout the game, the passing being accurate at all times. C. L. Harding played a very brilliant game at center. He is exceptionally fast, a good stick handler, and "checks-back" well...
Taking these facts into consideration and remembering that the informal teams represent two of the outstanding intercollegiate hockey sextets, the game promises to be a close contest. Hughes on the Eagle's forward lipe is a fast skater and a clever stick handler so he is expected to be a serious threat to the Crimson defence, while Fitzgerald who guards the Boston goal should furnish a stiff barrier to the fast Rambler forward line. Curry, too, is an expert center who should speed up the Eagle attack...