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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...this year the eleven has dozen more than this. Meeting Yale without a single defeat against them and with their goal line crossed only once, Capt. Murray and his men outgeneraled and outfought the Bulldog who generalship and fighting counted. The slightest failure in any one of a half-dozen situations fully to grasp Harvard's opportunities ties or to stem the tide of the Eli attack would have turned victory in defeat. But in the crucial moments the University did not crash...
Yale displayed her traditional grit by coming back after the first half and forcing the play into-Harvard's territory throughout the rest of the game. And there was something stirring about the way the Blue rooters stayed and cheered and sang and cheered again long after the contest had ended...
...Tiger team, Trimble, by his forward passes, Strubing, by his marvelous field generalship, and Captain McGraw, as the mainstay of the Princeton line, were the outstanding stars. The University eleven was taken unaware by the furious initial onslaught of the Tigers and it took half the game before they could pull together and save themselves from defeat...
...first formidable aerial attack in the game with the Springfield Y. M. C. A. on November 1. Out of 31 forward passes attempted by Springfield, 13 were successful, and more undoubtedly would have been except for the slippery field. The total University score was made in the first half when the regular first string men were in the fray. Casey easily starred, being responsible for the three touchdowns through his long runs and a forward pass...
With a team made up essentially of substitutes, the Crimson team easily overcame the Tufts eleven 23-0, last Saturday. During the whole first half Tufts held the University players scoreless, but after Felton had kicked a field goal late in the third period, the points piled up rapidly. Several times during the first half the Medford team seemed to menace the Harvard goal and twice Thornton attempted a field goal, but the ball fell short both times. For the University A. Horween played a terrific, driving game, while Church made some clever end runs which more than once took...