Word: elevens
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...title hopes jarred last week by Dartmouth, the Crimson football team sinks to the role of spoiler, as it tackles the University of Pennsylvania, a twelve point favorite and unquestionably the most powerful eleven in the Ivy League. The Quakers, fresh from their astounding tie with Navy, have the speed, depth, and experience to make the Crimson's final bid for the first division a failure...
Last Saturday Penn pulled off a last-minute field goal to draw abreast of the Midshipmen 22 to 22, calling attention to itself as a significant power in the East. Capable of giving an even fight to a nationally-ranked eleven. Penn, on paper, at least, should not have to worry too much over the twice-defeated Crimson...
...like jocks." The Marshall needed six thousand-word statements. Same as the Rhoes, he calculated; less sportsy and more on intellectual interests. He would write those in a minute, now back to the outside of the Fulbright forms. Then to the white Foreign Government Grants. St. Paul's rang eleven. Back to the Australian study projects... four Travel Grants; back to the Marshall essays...
...Paul's rang twelve. Vag counted them: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve. He began to hum: "Twelve study transcripts, eleven Curricula Vitae, ten photos more, nine English biographies; eight green forms; seven French projects sheets, six Marshall sheets, five Rhodes references, four Fulbright Projects, three French government applications, two... two study projects...
Late in the fourth quarter, after three first downs in three plays, the Quincy eleven fumbled on the Dudley 25 yard line to fail in its major scoring attempt and lost...