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SEARCHING FOR HOBEY BAKER Episode 1: The Natural

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ESPN

Sports

4.59.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

After Hobey Baker makes his triumphant Princeton hockey debut against Williams, we travel back to his early days attending St. Paul’s School in New Hampshire. He develops a reputation as both an athletic phenom and a kind, generous sportsman. After the economic crash of 1907, his father struggles to send him to college at Princeton where he becomes a two-sport star in football and hockey. After graduation, Hobey embarks on a summer motorcycle trip around Europe – a grand experience interrupted by the ominous clouds of conflict circling the continent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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after theirs with dental life. Pick up dental life in the pet food aisle. The year York City. It's where Princeton University played their home hockey games, usually to

0:45.4

sold-out crowds. Tonight, Princeton's Hobart Amory Hare Baker, a prep school hockey sensation is about to make his debut against Williams College.

0:57.0

The team the Princeton Tigers just barely beat the year before.

1:01.0

But this game was never close. Next morning's New York Tribune's

1:06.3

headline reads, Princeton trounces Williams 14 to nothing. And the leading

1:11.8

score with six goals is Hobart Baker, soon to be known to all as Hobie.

1:17.0

The New York Tribune, December 22nd, 1911.

1:25.0

Throughout the game, Baker appeared at his best.

1:29.0

This rover was everywhere, and almost every time he shot the puck at the opposing net, it reached the mark.

1:35.0

Hobie had already made a name for himself playing football for Princeton.

1:39.0

Then, one of the top college teams in America.

1:50.0

Los Angeles Times, October 27, 1912. Princeton surprised the most optimistic of her followers today by defeating Dartmouth 22 to 7.

1:56.0

Hobie Baker's work was without question the feature of the phrase.

2:00.0

With Princeton one point behind in the second period, Baker gave them the lead by kicking a goal from the 30-yard line.

2:07.0

And in addition, made the most sensational run seen here this year.

2:11.0

Gathering the ball on Princeton's 15-yard line, he dodged his way

2:15.2

through the entire green 11 and ran 85 yards for a touchdown.

2:19.4

Touchdown, Princeton Tigers! Touch now Princeton Teggas.

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