The sun., 1916-12-24
COLLEGE HOCKEY
TEAMS ARE ACTIVE
Princeton, Harvard and Yale
Preparing for Busy
Season.
NO TEAM AT COLUMBIA

Institutions are cutting capers on the
Zee Just at present. most OF Thorn In the
thick Of the annual fight for supremacy.
Harvard's seven. champions OF the inter-
collegiate teams last season. already
have played two games. one against ths
Hockey League. and one against the
Boston A. A., champions Of the Amateur
Boston Hockey Club. Although de-
fssted by the Boston A. A.. the Crimson
skaters proved themselves adept and
once more TO be feared by the other
aggregations.
Although tho intercollegiate Hockey
League seems to be a thing Of the past
most OF the institutions which a up
the organization are playing hockey and
most OF them have scheduled games with
each other. 20 II Is possible TO arrive at
Q leader as In the old days. Only CO.
1umbia Of the former members is with
cut a hockey team. The big New York
institution IL remaining out Of the fold
because no suitable piece Of Ice can DO
found on which to practise.
In times past Columbia has had
hockey players who ranked with the
best, IND that the Blue and White will
not be represented his season has
caused considerable comment among the
leading teams. However. Harvard. Yale.
Princeton. Dartmouth. Cornell. Army.
Williams. Massachusetts Aegies and
possibly Amherst and Massachusetts,
Institute Of Technology expect to be
ective. which should furnish = lot Of
battles.
Comey New Tiger Star.
Even without the services Of Peabody,
~ years captain Of Princeton. the
Tigers hope to have one OF the strongest
teams on the ice since LOBBY Baker
became an alumnus of the New Jersey
university. A splendid player has been
found to a the place Of Peabody.
He Is Comey. a thick set. fast skater.
who Is playing rover. Comey was sub-
0ttute quarter on the football team this
year and gave such promise as a grid
Iron star he Is looked upon as first
choice man for the field general position
next year.
AZ a skater Comey ranks with the
0est OF the Princeton team. He In tire
less. speedy and while still green at
oribbling a puck he is learning TO fast
mat he Is almost a fixture on the Tiger
seven. With Capt. Schoen Comey should
make things interesting for Yale and
Harvard when the triangular series Is
started between the three ancient rivals.
Humphreys and Cushman are two
wind speeders who should b. hard 10
catch. Both veterans on the Princeton
team. with a wide knowledge Of how the
game should he played. they are certain
TO bolster the Tiger seven and make for
perfect combination. Princeton has ar
advantage over its rivals In tina II al.
ready has scored a victory over another
college. having defeated Williams by
70 I.
Harvard Has strong Team.
The Harvard champions have severa'
veterans and a lot OF young talent
crowding the experienced men for posi-
tons. which assures the Crimson another
splendid aggregation. Thatcher. Johr
Morgan Rice and Percy are players Of
rank In the college world. Coach Wlnso'
OF Harvard Is optimistic over hi!
chances, He Is speedily building up q
team which has all the earmarks Of AT
tnvincible aggregation. From a field Of
forty candidates winsor has cut dow
the number Of hopefuls to twenty ant
from this number he expects to hav,
seven skaters OF superior worth.
Yale is practising with greater pros
poets OF victory than in several seasons
With the New Haven arena PRACTICAL,
turned over to the Ellis more thar
seventy skaters responded TO the call o
the coach and shortly there were enough
teams to have daily scrimmages. which
u tho sort OF practice that develops
team work.
A number OF veterans are available a
Yale. These include Murray. Bierworth
York. Gould, Armour and Jacobs. How
ever. none Of these mt is assured OF
position this season as the new materia
10 80 promising. Yale has played onl!
one game 70 far with ar outside team
but II In beginning to show up wei
enough to make the holiday trip almos
certain to be profitable.
Fine Games Expected.
One close critic Of hockey is Of thu
opiuion that the annual triangular series
between Yale. Harvard and Princeton
should develop the best collegiate hocke!
seen In this country. Each Of the insti
tutions has zone to great expense Il
provide the best Of practice ice and tn
best Of coaches. There. Is unusual en-
thusia SIN among the students. which als'
should help.
Dartmouth still is without a coac'
hut Is playing daily on Its home rink
Capt. Taylor IL acting In the capacit!
Of coach and leader and Is doing hi
best to get the team into shape for tn
opening game TO be played with NJ. ]
II. on January 8. Dartmouth is splen
didly situated for hockey. 1t has ic
before and after any OF the other col
leges and has an outdoor rink OF grea
size.
Cornell does not expect TO be owe
active In the hockey field this year. bu
will have a ine team II the plans of tn
coaches do not go astray. Cornel
should have one OF the leading team
for. like Dartmouth, 1t has fine Ice 70
Do many weeks.
The Army will play hockey again thi
year. but will have to depend upon tn
weather for Its games. The Army ha
no covered rink and II the weather keep
warm the cadets cannot play at al
Last season the Army played only tw
games.
Several OF the smaller New Englan
colleges nave taken UP hockey this sea
son more as q test than with any hope
Of producing results. Boston Tech ha
been interested In the sport for sewers
years but has been handicapped b,
cause Of the lack of an indoor rinl
However. a new rink has been built 10
tho Tech players and this year NJ. ]. 7
cunts itself a contender.
SWIMMING AT BROWN.