Word: gridiron
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...gruelling practices through which Coach Fisher is sending his men this week came to a climax yesterday afternoon when the University gridiron men were put through two driving scrimmages, one against Coach Knox's scrubs and the other with the Freshman Saturday's game against Penn State is of the season and both men and coaches are determined that the team refute the mediocre showing of the past two Saturdays...
Harvard's football team tomorrow will entertain a Southern eleven which outranked Center College's 1920 "Praying Colonels". The University of Georgia squad arrived from Athens this morning with not blare of trumpets. Our visitors take full cognizance of Harvard's gridiron prestige and power and as Professor S. V. Sanford, chairman of Georgia's faculty committee on athletics remarked today...
When Georgia's sturdy sons go on the Stadium sward tomorrow, our local gridiron enthusiasts should bear in mind that our visitors will carry away a poor impression if we fall to do justice to the victor, regardless of whom that may be. Fortunately, a display of last year's unfair tactless was noticeable by its absence won Indiana University's eleven appeared last week. Let us have no recurrence on any-tomorrow. Boston Evening Transcript...
...stiff workouts of the last few days gave way to a light practice for the University gridiron men yesterday. Another gruelling practice, like the three and a half hour session of Wednesday might easily result in last minute injuries which could seriously handicap the team in its battle with Georgia tomorrow. For this reason, Coach Fisher has postponed further practice games until next week...
...HAVENS, CONN., October 12. Yale football, practice this week has been featured by the return of O'Hearn, last fall's star Freshman quarterback, to active playing. O'Hearn has been on the sick list since the opening days of gridiron work this fall. He has been guiding the first eleven in practice scrimmages this week and has displayed excellent ability. He showed up especially well in Tuesday's practice game when he piloted Team A to three touchdowns against the scrubs, making several long runs himself...