Word: freshmen
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Saturday afternoon the football team of the Phillips Exeter Academy defeated the Freshmen on Soldiers Field, by the score of 6 to 0. Exeter's touchdown was the result of a familiar trick play. At the beginning of the second half Cutler kicked off to Lewis, who ran the ball back twenty yards and then returned the kick to the middle of the field, where Loftus recovered it and carried it over the line. Lewis kicked the goal. With the exception of the touchdown, the game was devoid of sensational features, and the onside kicks and forward passes proved unsuccessful...
...both offense and defense the Freshmen were superior, and the only serious weaknesses that the 1911 team displayed were the poor work of its quarterbacks and frequent fumbling. Corbett was the star of the Freshman team; he was down under every punt and no gains were made around his end. Sprague, before his knee was injured, played well. Smith followed the ball well and was excellent on defense, while Cutler's kicking was very good. For Exeter, Lewis and Boylan did the best work...
...will play its second game of the season with Phillips Exeter Academy this afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Stadium. The chances are decidedly in favor of the Exeter team, which defeated the University second team last Saturday by 11 to 0, while on the same day the Freshmen were defeated by Groton...
...touchdown was made by straight rushing down the field after a blocked punt on the Freshmen's 20-yard line. Gray gained six yards through centre, but Corbett upset the next play. Wendell then ran the ball to the 8-yard line, but the team was penalized 20 yards for his hurdling. Fish gained 10 yards running from position and in two more plays, Gray made a touchdown...
...next kick-off, MacKay kicked over the goal line and the ball was punted out to the University's 45-yard line. After a number of penalties for both sides, Sprague's forward pass was intercepted on the University's 38-yard line. Burr punted to the Freshmen's 40-yard line and from there the ball was rushed to the 5-yard line, where Burr kicked a goal from placement...