Lining Them Up

Faced with the prospect of less ice and a harder schedule, you might think the prospects for Coach Stubb's 1937 hockey team were rather grim, but such is not the case. Rather, a wealth of both experienced and inexperienced material promises that this year's sextet will be as good if not better than last year's highscoring outfit.

New League

With the innauguration of the new American-Canadian Collegiate League, a better grade of hockey is promised for this season than has been seen in college circles lately. In this league, made up of Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, and Yale in the United States and McGill, Queens, Montreal, and Toronto in Canada, each team will play on a home and home arrangement in its own division and then meet each of the other teams at least once.

No Jayvees

Because the Bruins are not having a Cub team this year there will be much less ice available for the Crimson pucksters than in previous years, and as a result there will be no Junior Varsity team. Instead Coach Stubbs will carry a larger Varsity squad and the work will be more intense. An indication of this is shown by the hour's scrimmage which concluded the first session last Tuesday. On Thursday and yesterday the work was fast and hard--there is no let-up for anyone during the afternoon.

Ned Cutter, Johnny Mechem, Gene Emerson and "Chips" Callaway are the returning veterans who have taken part in the three practices to date. Leo Ecker, Louis Carr, and Traf Hicks have also been on hand but have favored bad legs and been kept out of active scrimmaging. Up from last year's Jayvees have come Charlie Bellows, Ren Russell, and Bill Lovering to bolster the defense squad, while Hans Carstein, Dick Howe, and Frank Eaton are seeking places on the foreward line. Joe Patrick, Freddie DeRham, Pete Stone and Jack Cunningham have shown up best so far from the large group of Sophomores who have already turned out.

More Expected

After the two week break in training following the football game with Yale next Saturday, about 11 more men are expected to report. These gridmen will be led by Capain Gorge Ford and will include such veterans as George Roberts, Russ Allen, and Ralph Pope. A strong Sophomore group will likewise turn out at this time. Austie Harding, captain of last year's undefeated Freshmen, and Win Jameson will be seeking places on the forward line and such stalwarts as Chink Fearon, Charlie Houghton, and Tubber Carstein will try to work into the lineup on the defense.

Al Kevorkian, rugged tackle for the Harlowmen, is likewise expected to report for a defense post. Ineligible last year, Kevorkian has had no chance to show his ability, but should he step with opponents on the ice as he does on the field, he will prove a valuable asset.

What is really worrying the coaches now is the position of goalguard. With no lettermen returning, Coach Canterbury will have to develop one of the eight reporting to fill the shoes of Ash Emerson. George Mahoney and Nort Kidder were the net minders for the Jayvees last year and would seem to have the edge so far, but either Dave Wilder, Alex Irving, Jack Allen, Bill Kerr, or Dave Mittell all in the Sohphomore class, may prove the answer.