Word: freshmen
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Notably a second half club, the freshmen have improved considerably since the days of early season difficulties; they have gone undefeated in their last six games. Coach Guyda has commented on this rise in fortune with two explanations: the Yardings have finally learned to "beat the other team to the ball," and they have built up their passing game by "keeping the ball on the carpet...
...yesterday's practice, the freshmen ran Yale plays against the varsity's defensive units while the Jayvees manned the dummies against the varsity offensive platoons. The defensive workout put emphasis on stopping Yale passing plays, which were very effective against Princeton last week. The offensive drill saw Valpey juggling his backfields in an effort to fill holes left by injuries...
Gordon Brumm, Lionel player-coach, said that the Yardling champions will play a touch football team from Yale in New Haven on Saturday morning, though the Eli freshmen do not have an organized league...
...freshman at the piano was now rendering "Slaughter on 10th Avenue." My third tonic bottle was emptied, and I headed for supper, passing, on the way out, one guest with a Boy Scout badge in his lapel. Only one of the freshmen had been in uniform--khakis and blazer--and most wore matching coats and trousers. It won't be so in four years...
However, as they had against Milton, Governor Dummer, Nichols, and Medford, the freshmen proved themselves to be a second half club. In 2:45 of the third period. Berk Johnson dropped a high arching corner kick in the goal mouth and Captain Win Knowlton rushed in from his wing position to boot the ball into the nets...