Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01
COLBY PUCKMEN
GETTING READY
FOR BUSY SEASON


Waterville, Me-, Nov. 3O.-The
first practice for the Colby hockey
team will be held Tuesday after
noon in the gymnasium. Funda-
mentals will be emphasized and
work in shooting with neither cage
nor puck will be the major part OF
the practice. The gymnasium will
be the scene of the activities until
after the Christmas holidays, which
end on the sixth of January. AT
that time the rink will undoubtedly
be ready and the rest of the season
will be passed out-of-doors. For the
next two weeks the practice will be
conditioning work and the essentials
of the game. The cages and pucks
will make their appearance about
the last of the week and from that
time on the practice sessions will be
more strenuous.
Poor ice due to rains and other
weather hindrances was largely re-
sponsible for poor season last year.
The team last season started with
the appearance of being champion
ship aggregation but lost more
games than 1t won. This year the
material is not imposing but looks
dependable.
There will be four members of
last years team available and this
quartet includes some of the best
men who have ever represented Col
by. Besides these four first string
veterans there are three men who
have played and they will be valu-
able assets to the team.
Harry Muir. '26, of Vassalboro
will lead the team and he is expected
to be one of the best men in the
State this winter. He has had three
years experience and for the past
two seasons has played on the Blue
and Gray varsity team. His position
at right wing will be safe unless
some unusually fast skater and &C
complished hockey player is uncov-
cred to compete with him.
Jack MCGOWAN, '26, of Cambridge,
Mass, captain of last years team,
is again ready to cover the center
position. He was the most valuable
! man on last years team and from
his center position covered lot of
ice. His offensive work has been
spectacular and consistent.
There is but one veteran defensive
, man left-Peacock, the football star
who uill be playing his second
year on skates. Last season he came
out for the team with little expert
ence and no great brilliance as a
skater, but his playing was Very con-
sistent anr he covered his defense
position to good advantage lie is
dependable and goes into the game
with everything he has and makes
| up for his lack of experience by
hard work.
Fagers.rom last years Soalic. Will
he back for this Sc;ffo1 and should
be greatly iin3.oNcd. asst season :
experience ana intercollegiate com
! petition was very valuable 20 hiri
and during the wear he made a lot
of progress. He is not new to the
game because of his prenaratorv
! school experience and with last
years SEASONING he should be a
great asset to the team.
Peacock will have a running mate
! of ability in Dick Drummond, who
last year covered the other defense
/ position for part of the season.
Drummond had some experience at
| Coburn and last season developed
! into a consistent PLAYER. He is the
| same type of player that Peacock
| is and has an edge on his opponents
| not because of his fast skating nor
! because of his experience, but be-
! cause Of his Willingness to work.
Evan Johnson is another mar
who will be heard from and his
| work last season was very good. Tic
/ is good skater and a decent shot
although he has not the weight
/, which aids Peacock and Drumfond
| Gould is another man who did some
+, work last year and he should be n
: leading candidate for the team
These men who substituted last sea
son will have the call on the new
| corners because the season will prob
| ably begin before the coach has an
adequate chance to look over his
| new material.
Peacock, Drummond. Johnson and
| Gould have just finished a season
| of football and are in good physical
| condition and because of this have
an advantage over their opponents.
They will all get into the lineup be-
j fore the season ends.
Eddie Roundy, football and base
ball coach, will probably handle the
team AMI under his guidance they
should have a good year. The men
have a 10: of confidence in Roundy
and will give him their best in order
| to develop a team which will Guido
the record which they made last
| winter.