Word: attempts
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...Yale, Columbia, and Princeton on the other. There will be six players on each team. The make-up of the American team is settled by agreement among the colleges at the intercollegiate match in New York. The six best players from the four colleges are generally chosen, although an attempt is always made to represent each college...
...back-field was arranged in tandem formation. It was then possible for this to strike any part of the line with great force and speed, and plain, straight defense could not stop it. A special defense might have done it, but Harvard did not have the right kind. An attempt was made to turn it aside by oblique tackling of the secondary defense, but this allowed the play to get through the line and made at least short gains inevitable. This Yale style of attack has been the basis of her offense throughout the season. The Harvard coaches knew...
...church of the first settlers of New England refused to recognize ecclesiastical orders conferred by the High Church of England or the Roman Catholic Church. Thus the question has arisen as to the validity of the orders which the Congregationalists themselves conferred. Professor McGiffert's lecture will be an attempt to prove that the early church orders were valid...
Yale will probably gain most through the line and is hardly likely to attempt to run around the ends. The strength of the team is in the five centre men, but the backs are now playing a strong game and the ends have made a great improvement, as was shown by their excellent work in the Princeton game...
...Ellis and Stillman did some punting and all the other backs took a little practice in this department. Ellis was not at all reliable, but succeeded in getting off several long, twisting punts. A signal practice of fifteen minutes under Daly's direction was then gone through, and an attempt was made to get more speed in the plays. All of the injured men, including Kendall and Eaton, took part in the preliminary work, and all were in very good condition...