Word: defeat
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Freshman football team will play its second game of the season with Worcester Academy on Soldiers Field this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Since its defeat by Exeter last Saturday, the team has been working very hard. Many shifts have been made in the line-up, new men being given an opportunity to show their ability...
...result of the defeat by Washington and Jefferson last Saturday, there has been a general shake-up in the Yale line. Bunker and Stillman have been moved to end positions, Wiley is relegated to the substitutes, and White has been put at centre in place of Walden. None of the first string back-field except King reported for practice yesterday, but all are expected on the field today. The injury to Carter two weeks ago makes it extremely doubtful whether he will be able to resume his old place at end again this season. Talbot will probably...
...quarter as the result of a fumble on the forty-yard line, Legore soon scoring on a wide end run. However, the diversified attack of the opponents' backfield began to pierce the Yale defence, fifteen first downs being recorded, and both touchdowns following beautifully executed forward passes. With apparent defeat imminent the Yale team fought fiercely, but the Washington defence tightened up and repeatedly threw the Yale backs for losses...
Syracuse was conceded to have a strong, powerful team but her overwhelming defeat of Michigan was totally unexpected. During the first half neither team was able to score, the play being always near the middle of the field. Syracuse's powerful line-plunging finally broke down the westerners' defence, and straight old fashioned football of the hardest sort was responsible for all of her touchdowns. Moreover, the Syracuse team tackled so hard and surely that even the efforts of Maulbetsch, the Michigan fullback who has been regularly smashing through the opponents' lines, were of no avail. Outplayed in every phase...
Washington and Jefferson's defeat of Yale by the score of 13 to 7, is conclusive evidence of the real power of this team; last, powerful and hard fighting, it has demonstrated its right to a place among the leaders in football...