HOCKEY WITH YALE

The University hockey team will play Yale in the final game for the intercollegiate championship at 8.15 o'clock this evening at the St. Nicholas Rink, New York.

Owing to lack of ice the development of the University team is not as far advanced as at this time last year. The forwards fail to show a knowledge of their positions after a shot for a goal, or when the puck is in the corners. Some improvement has been shown in carrying the puck down the ice, but the men are still slow in following back. As was decisively shown in the St. Paul's game the forwards are weak in passing and shooting, especially when near their opponent's goal, and to win this evening the team must show such a distinct and unexpected improvement as was displayed against Columbia early in the season. The work of the defense was concerted and stronger than that of last year's team until ten days ago when it was weakened by the injury to Willetts, who will probably play only the first half this evening. During the past two weeks the team has practiced with determined effort, but has been seriously handicapped by the very poor condition of the ice which at times has been so soft that a baseball has had to be substituted for the puck. On several occasions the team has resorted to roller skating for exercise.

Despite the lack of consistent team work the men play well individually. Captain D. Newhall at cover point plays a very aggressive and effective game, often carrying the puck the length of the rink and scoring alone. He lifts well and uses his body to excellent advantage, but shows a tendency to play too far out from his position. Pell is slow in following back, but his shooting is fairly accurate. At left centre Townsend is inclined to play too much by himself, but he follows back better than any of the other forwards. The fastest skater on the team is Macleod who is also the cleverest in the forward line. M. Newhall at left end is slow and does not use the sides to good advantage. His Shooting, however, is accurate. Although handicapped by an injury to his wrist Willetts continues to play his usual strong game at piont, characterized by hard body checking. Sampson, who will probably take Willetts' place for part of the game, has had no experience in intercollegiate hockey, but his work during the last week has been very encouraging. Ivy is an experienced goal guard and his stops are often remarkable.

Four of last year's players are back on the Yale team which is lighter and faster than the University team. In record the teams are fairly even. Both have won or tied all their games this season but whereas the University team defeated Princeton on January 20 by only one goal, the Yale team won from Princeton last Saturday by a score of 3 to 0. The game this evening promises to be one of the hardest of the intercollegiate schedule, with the chances of victory considerably in Yale's favor. The latter's team has played more games and held frequent practice at the St. Nicholas Rink, thereby gaining a great advantage over the University team.

The line-up will probably be:

HARVARD.  YALE.Pell, l.e.  r.e., AllingTownsend, l.c.  r.c., BehrMacleod, r.c.  l.c., MarcusM. Newhall, r.e.  l.e., StanleyD. Newhall, c.p.  c.p., FlinnWilletts, Sampson, p.  p., DilworthIvy, g.  g., Lan