The University hockey team by playing a wonderful defensive game and by showing unusually brilliant offensive work defeated Princeton on the St. Nicholas rink, New York, last evening by a score of 3 to 2. Not only did the University forwards show great improvement in the offensive game, but their defensive work was exceptionally good, especially in the way of covering Baker, Princeton's most brilliant player, and in breaking up play near Harvard's goal. When the forwards and the defence were unable to break up Princeton's attack, Gardner, playing a phenomenal game at goal, in all but two cases prevented a score.

The University attack was not as strong as Princeton's but defensively the work of all the men was far more effective; and therein lies the story of the game. Where the University men were strong on the defence and especially at goal they found their opponents proportionately weak.

Princeton started the game with a rush, Baker scoring in the first few minutes of play on a shot from behind scrimmage, and Kuhn making another goal two minutes later by poking in a rebound shot of Baker's. For a few minutes after this the Princeton attack continued to keep play about the goal. Then the University forwards braced and after carrying the puck down the rink once or twice scored for the first time on a long shot by Huntington. Five minutes later Sortwell repeated with a wonderful shot from the boards in deep wing, and the half ended 2 to 2.

At the beginning of the second half the Princeton forwards again gave the University defence a severe test, but owing to the effective covering of the University forwards about the goal and the brilliant work of Gardner, a score was made impossible. Again after about ten minutes of this the University attack braced, and again Huntington scored, making a long shot before he had reached the defence, which went between point and coverpoint and past Kalbfleisch. The remainder of the game was marked by a desperate rally on the part of the Princeton forwards, which was stopped by an equally desperate stand by the University defence.

In offensive play the chief improvement noticeable last night was the passing from Duncan and Huntington to Sortwell and Pierce on the wings, the latter playing a fine game at right end.

The summary: HARVARD.  PRINCETON. Sortwell, l.e.  r.e., Kay Duncan, l.c.  r.c., Kuhn Huntington, r.c.  l.c., Baker Pierce, Reeves, r.e.  l.e., McKinney, Patterson Blackall, c.p.  c.p., Emmons Willetts, p.  p., Blair Gardner, g.  g., Kalbfleisch

Score--Harvard 3, Princeton 2. Goals--Baker, Kuhn, Sortwell, Huntington 2. Referee--W. E. Russell '08. Assistant referee--J. Heron, Yale. Timekeepers--W. G. Crocker, Wanderers Hockey Club and S. T. Hicks '10. Goal umpires--W. S. Seamans '11 and Peacock, Princeton. Time--Two 25-minute halves.