Word: blue
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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During the early part of the season, the strength of the Yale eleven was a matter of considerable doubt, and even the results of the recent games have not cleared the situation. The first few contests, played against weak teams, gave the impression that the Blue eleven was equipped with only a fairly good defense and a mediocre offense...
Thorne Murphy and Jim Braden were revealed to be the strong men in the Blue eleven. Each kicked a goal and each was a consistent line gainer in a disorganized backfield...
Thorne Murphy again distinguished himself for the Blue, while Kempton, French and Welles began to loom up as potential factors on the Yale gridiron...
...Runs Wild," said the headlines. There was little resemblance between the hard hitting, smooth running machine which tallied 37 points against the Medfordians and the collection of players which had been routed the week before. The bewildering assortment of trick plays which Tufts uncorked failed to baffle the Blue line as they nailed the Blue and Maroon runner behind the line time and again. Tufts won their first down only twice. And despite the absence of Callahan, Murphy and Braden, the Elis pushed the disheartened men from Medford before them with little difficulty. They relied chiefly on line plunges, attempting...
...members of the club should consult the notice in the Gun Club Blue Book-at Leavitt & Peirce's before 11 o'clock this morning...