Word: gridiron
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...boys from Kentucky have been here and the boys from Virginia are on their way. They are all Americans and this lively is helpful to loyalty and being understanding. All are gainers through the personal introduction, which on made on the gridiron or on the diamond on elsewhere. Boston Post
...this is written the Stadium thousands are witnessing the struggle of two elevens, both high in the rating of collegiate teams, for supremacy,--two elevens who embody the spirit of two great universities who for long have been honored rivals on the gridiron and in the outside world. Whatever the outcome of the game we can feel confident that these two elevens will add to the traditions which their alma maters have established, within the shelter of the cloisters and beyond. The spectators of both colors will file out of the Stadium with mingled feelings it is true but with...
...yards against the Army in straight rushing, 112 in running back punts and returning the ball after kickoff, and his forward passes netted close to 100 yards. This is a total of 336 yards gained by one player, and is as impressive an individual performance as the 1920 gridiron can show. All in all, he has shown himself to have all the attributes necessary for "All-American" calibre, and, along with Oss of Minnesota, the Badger "Blacksmith" bids fair to succeed to "Chick" Harley's niche in Middle Western College Football. It will be interesting to see what Walter Eckersall...
...encouraging features of Saturday's game was the all-around work of Owen and Churchill. Many critics believed that these two Sophomores would not look so well in their first big game as they did against easier opposition. Others believed that Churchill, although the most dangerous man on the gridiron when the ball was in his hands, was not dependable defensively. Any such criticism was shattered by his splendid tackling, even when cut down by the active Centre interference. Owen also showed himself as one of the hardest running backs in the fleet Crimson backfield...
...took Coach Fisher's gridiron machine two periods to get under way against the Valparaiso eleven Saturday, but when it once got going in the second half, the Westerners could offer little resistance to the Crimson steam roller. The "team of mystery" did not prove a hard nut for the Fisherites to crack, after they had once penetrated the cloud of secrecy which surrounded the team. During the first half of the game, the Crimson players seemed to be worried by the uncertainty of what they were up against--the interference was ragged, the linesmen charged feebly, and the backs...