Word: burrs
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...football team. He played right tackle on his Freshman team, and for the last two seasons has played in that position on the University eleven. This year he was the best individual player on the team, both in the line and in open play; and as acting captain in Burr's absence from the game this fall, he proved himself an able leader. He is 20 years old, 6 feet 3 inches tall, and weighs 198 pounds...
...When Burr was elected captain of the Football team a year ago the outlook before him was far from bright. Not only was there a demand for reorganization of the coaching, but an entirely new team had to be built up. Nevertheless he set about his task with determination and intelligence. He intended to have the best possible coaching for his team, and he got it; he intended to make no mistakes, and none were made. The results were emphatic...
...Captain Fish, for by his ability as a field captain he has already won the confidence of the University. He has an opportunity before him to continue the successes of this year, and there is every reason to expect that he will prove a worth successor to Captain Burr...
...keenest regret. To have given three years of splendid service to Harvard with a fourth well under way as a captain in every sense of the word and then to be deprived of the very thing most desired is a bitter disappointment. No man has deserved more than Captain Burr the pleasure and thrill of leading a team to victory. His has been the spirit of that team from the very first game to the last. It was wise, however, not to let him play as his shoulder was in such condition that he ran great risks of being permanently...
HARVARD. YALE. BROWNE, left end right end, BURCH MACKAY, left tackle right tackle, BRIDES BURR, DUNLAP, left guard right guard, GOEBEL NOURSE, centre centre, BIDDLE HOAR, right guard left guard, ANDRUS FISH, right tackle left tackle, HOBBS CROWLEY, right end left end, LOGAN CUTLER, quarterback quarterback, COREY CORBETT, left halfback right halfback, WHEATON WHITE, right halfback left halfback, PHILBIN VER WIEBE, KENNARD, fullback fullback...