Word: attacked
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Although the teams are nearly equal in individual strength, the versatile Mahan, with his "threat" offensive, outweighs any attack which the sailors may present, while the Navy Yard has a great advantage over the Marines in that Coach Leary has had actual charge of the squad for several weeks. In that time he has equipped the eleven with typical University formations. With the Marines, Mahan has done the entire coaching and has had difficulty in collecting a squad and in maintaining a regular practice season
...Anzeiger, actually attempts to portray it as a moral victory for the Germans. "The British attempt to break through," it writes, "collapsed entirely in the face of the extraordinary bravery of our troops. It went no farther than the initial success. . . . . The enemy will not succeed by this abortive attack in diverting our attention from Flanders, where he is certain to renew his efforts." In other words, the public is made to believe that it was only a successful local attack which entirely failed in its broader strategic aim of forcing the Germans to transfer men and guns from another...
...triangular series, now ending for the University Freshmen, was offered. In the first half at Exeter, 1921 played a fast game, scoring a touchdown and apparently having the game won. The Freshmen went to pieces, however, toward the close of the game, were unable to stop the Exeter attack, and had difficulty in holding the final score of the game...
...team, as they are officially designated, surprised their followers by defeating the Academy eleven 20 to 0. The freshmen displayed a good defence, with an 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...
Since the Andover game the Yale eleven has had light work except for a long scrimmage with the Yale informals. Today the team will use the unbalanced line in common with the 1921 line and will probably advance an attack in which typical University plays have a large share...