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...start of the season T. A. D. Jones, former Yale football star, had a large squad, light in weight, but containing several well known preparatory school players. Acosta of Lawrenceville showed from the first his remarkable ability at centre and was elected captain of the eleven...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MUCH AGGRESSIVENESS IN YALE FRESHMEN'S ATTACK | 11/17/1917 | See Source »

...erratic offence. As a unit the team exhibited much power. . The line, although weak in several positions, held their opponents' attack, while the backfield proved to be a fast and aggressive aggregation. Fumbling, however, marred the team's play. Lay and French in the backfield and Welsh and Acosta in the centre of the line were the mainstays of the Blue eleven...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MUCH AGGRESSIVENESS IN YALE FRESHMEN'S ATTACK | 11/17/1917 | See Source »

YALE. Name. Position Wt. Ht. Age School J. S. Acosta, c. 175 6 ft. 1 in. 18 Lawrenceville E. Buffington, g. 150 6 ft. 18 Berkshire W. S. Cowles, t. 170 6 ft. 1 in. 18 St. Paul's C. Dickens, t. 171 5 ft. 11 in. 18 Chestnut Hill R. Dilworth, e. 163 5 ft. 11 in. 17 St. Mark's D. C. Dines, h.b. 157 5 ft. 11 in. 19 Andover J. French, f.b. 165 5 ft. 10 in. 18 Pomfret R. Holden, b. 140 5 ft. 8 in. 18 Lawrenceville...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YALE-HARVARD FRESHMAN STATISTICS | 11/17/1917 | See Source »

...team had the following lineup: l.e., Scully; l.t., Walker; l.g., Welch; c., Acosta; r.g., Trippe; r.t., Munger; r.e., Dilworth; q.b., Neville; l.h.b., Lay; r.h.b., Dines; f.b., Dines...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YALE 1921 HELD LAST PRACTICE | 11/16/1917 | See Source »

...Freshmen today had a long scrimmage with the University informals in which the latter scored three touchdowns. The Freshmen also spent much time on fundamentals and the backs were drilled in drop kicking and punting. The team presented the following lineup: Scully, l.e.; Walker, l.t.; Welch, l.g.; Acosta, c.; Tripp, r.g.; Mungh, r.g.; Dilworth, r.e.; Neville, q.b.; French, l.h.b.; Lay, r.h.b.; Dines...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 1921 ELEVEN PUT THROUGH LIGHT DUMMY SCRIMMAGE | 11/15/1917 | See Source »

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