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...Haven, Conn., November 18. -- The university team this afternoon, held the last scrimmage of the year in preparation for the big game Saturday in the Bowl. The first team succeeded in scoring three touchdowns to the second eleven's one, Scovil scoring twice and Ainsworth once for the University team while Ovitt made the single touchdown of the opposing eleven. A formation drill which completed the final perfection of the attack followed the harder work of the afternoon and the men were sent to the locker building on a brisk run after a final half hour's rehearsal of signals...
...Haven, Conn., November 17.--The football team held what will doubtless be the last scrimmage before the game Saturday this afternoon against the scrub eleven. The first team was able to score twice, Scovil and McLeish making the touchdowns and Le Gore kicking the goals. A number of graduates assembled in the Bowl to watch the scrimmage, which was held for the purpose of perfecting the defence. Secret signal practice and the regular routine work were held on the old field previous to the scrimmage, five teams running through the rehearsal of signals. The line-up was as follows...
There will be a meeting of the St. Paul's Society in Phillips Brooks House this evening at 7 o'clock. The Rev. Mr. M. George Thompson, rector of Christ Church, Greenwich, Conn., will speak on "Power...
...Haven, Conn., November 16, 1914.--Although all of the regulars reported at the field today the work for the University team was exceedingly light because of the hard game last Saturday. The coaches spent considerable time in perfecting the defence, and giving the men practice in tackling and running down the field under punts. The backs had a long drill in punting and placement-kicking; after which the first team devoted an hour to signal and formation work. In a half-hour scrimmage with the second team the scrubs succeeded, in scoring two touchdowns to the former...
Nevell, substitute fullback, of Simsbury, Conn., prepared at Westminster. He is 20 years old, 5 feet, 10 inches tall, and weighs 162 pounds...