Word: defeatism
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Freshman grapplers because of their better record, will enter this contest with the Brown first-year men as favorites. Two of the 1931 matmen, Kiyochi Yamaguchi and Paul Vonckx, have yet to meet defeat...
Until a week ago, when the Crimson first-year men administered a 13 1-2 to 2 defeat to the Yale Freshmen, the Blue had been undefeated, whereas the 1931 aggregation had already captured the championship of the Class B league of the Boston Indoor Polo Association. Both of the Freshman outfits have taken teams from the University squads of their respective colleges into camp, the Crimson first-year men having pinned the University horsemen to defeat at one time this season...
...were accounted for by the Dartmouth freshmen. In entering upon the final contest undefeated the Freshmen have duplicated the feat of the 1927, 1928, and 1929 sextets. The 1980 men, led by R. L. Summers '30 working together in a fast attack with C. R. Lakin '30, met defeat at the hands of Captain "Ding" Palmer's Blue team of last year, breaking the succession of three years' triumphs. Both the Dartmouth and Princeton freshmen have met defeat at the hands of the Yale team. McLennan, right wing, and Nelson, center, the Eli leader, have been the outstanding players...
...splendid victory of the 1925 Triangular meet was only the beginning however. It was destined to be repeated even more brilliantly the next two seasons against more dangerous opposition. Especially in 1926 did the Green make its best effort to avenge its decisive defeat of the previous year at both the hands of Harvard and Cornell. All indications pointed to a dangerous Hanoverian offering. Coach Hillman's strength this year lay in his versatile sophomores. Several stars of his 1925 Freshman team now came to the fore and eliminated his veterans. Moody, a rangy second year Green high-jumper...
...that of last fall with the exception of a new addition in the form of a contest with the St. Anselm School on Nov. 2, making a total of seven games. The schedule is a hard one, and although this year's cubs went through it without a defeat this team was unusually strong. Exeter and Andover are rivals of old standing with the Freshmen, and practically always provide a stiff battle. Last fall it was only after three scoreless periods that 1931 was finally able to break through the fighting Exeter team. The Worcester team which has been unusually...