INJURIES RETARD PROGRESS

After the usual preliminary warming up practice last night, the University hockey team had a hard 40-minute scrimmage, in which the second team defence played with the first team forwards against the second string forwards and the first defence. The low score, 1 to 1, was due to the excellent defensive work of Blackall, Willetts and Gardner, and the following back of the opposing forwards.

G. P. Gardner, Jr., '10, of the B. A. A. team, filled a position on the second team offence, owing to vacancies in the first caused by the illness of Captain Huntington and the injury to Sortwell, which he received in the Princeton game.

During the scrimmage Palmer was injured again and his place was taken by Adams. It is most unfortunate that these injuries should have occured just at this time, as it is likely that none of the disabled men will get into the game with Cornell.

The scores last night were made by G. P. Gardner, Jr., and Palmer, the first on a shot from in front of the goal, the second from a scrimmage.

The line-ups: FIRST.  SECOND. Hanson, l.e.  r.e., Reeves Duncan, l.c.  r.c., Adams, Morgan Palmer, Adams, r.c.  r.c., G. P. Gardner, Jr. Pierce, r.e.  l.e., Baldwin Wingate, c.p.  c.p., Blackall Houston, p.  p., Willetts Smart, g.  g., H. B. Gardner

Intercollegiate League Standing.

In the Intercollegiate Hockey League, Princeton, after its victory over Columbia last Monday evening, seems practically assured of the championship. It has only one game left to play, that with Yale on Saturday evening, and it should win this game on all previous showing. The defence which has been the weak spot on the team, showed great improvement in the last two games, and the forward line is certainly superior to that of any team in the league. Against Princeton Yale will be in much the same position as the University team was, relying first of all on defensive play. Its defence, however, does not appear to be as strong as the University team's, while its attack seems stronger. The only other team which has been in the running, Columbia, has lost its place through its defeat, on Monday, at the hands of Princeton. Cornell and Dartmouth neither of whom have won a game will probably finish in the last two places. This does not mean, however, that the University team will not have a hard game on Saturday, for Cornell has developed fast in the last week, or two, and on Monday held Yale to a 2 to 1 score in an overtime game.

The standing of the league is as follows:   Won.  Lost.  Percent. Princeton,  3  0  1.000 Yale,  1  0  1.000 Columbia,  2  1  .666 Cornell,  0  3  .000 Dartmouth,  0  2  .000