Word: groton
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Everything is to be gained from a good start, and from all appearances the Freshman football team has lost no time in getting under way. Freshman teams since 1903 have regularly been defeated by Groton in one of the early games of the season and it is pleasing to have this string of defeats broken. Not that it is particularly discouraging when a Freshman team loses its first game after it has only been formed a few days and is pitted against school teams much further advanced; it is much better, however, if they can win under these circumstances...
...first time in five years the Freshman football team defeated Groton School, at Groton, Saturday afternoon, by the score of 6 to 0. The Freshman team was the heavier, but Groton showed superior knowledge of the game and displayed more team work...
...Freshmen's first game, and that after only ten days of practice, the result is very encouraging. Fumbling was in evidence on both sides, and was the direct cause of Harvard's touchdown. The score came after three or four minutes of play in the first half. Groton was in possession of the ball on its own 30-yard line, when Paine intercepted a forward pass and fell on the ball on the 25-yard line. The Freshmen then went through Groton's line for good gains and scored a touchdown in six rushes. Smith kicked the goal...
...summary: HARVARD 1942. GROTON. Paine, Groves, l.e. r.e., Lothrop Dewey, l.t. r.t., Parker Fisher, Kelley, l.g. r.g., Bryce Knapp, Amory, c. c., Roosevelt Blake, Stow, r.g. l.g., Meyer, H. Frothingham Gaddis, r.t. l.t., Gardner Smith, Clifford, r.e. l.e., Howard Potter, Wigglesworth, q.b. q.b., Clark Frothingham, Yarnall, l.h.b. r.h.b., Baker, Nichols Pierce, r.h.b. l.h.b., Sampson Tryon, Winston, f.b. f.b., T. Frothingham, Parker...
Score--Harvard 1912, 6; Groton, 0. Touchdown--Tryon. Goal--Smith. Umpire--J. D. Nichols '07. Referee--Cross, Field judge -- Peabody. Linesmen -- Webb and Grey. Time--15 minutes halves...