Word: line
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...believe they're the smallest of any regiment in the division. Yet, as a regiment, we've done ourselves proud--received the Croix de Guerre; slaughtered huge numbers of Boche; stopped their attack across the Marne on the river bank, and only fell back to our second line after 14 1-2 hours fighting, and when surrounded on three sides, due to retirement of troops to our flanks: held our positions from July 15 to 20, then retook what we'd lost, as far as the Marne which we crossed on the 22nd, pushing on about five miles...
...will lead the team onto the field. He will play at left tackle where he has been practicing and coaching the squad the last few days. At left guard the only veteran from the informal team of last year, J. S. Coleman, will star. The left side of the line will be completed by G. E. Dennis, interscholastic end from South Boston High School. He is over six feet tall and is scheduled to intercept all the forward passes that the Tufts warriors attempt. F. H. Russo, the burly star from Colby Academy, has been holding down the pivot position...
...final adjournment of University football until after a touchdown has been scored across the Hun goal line has come to pass, but not without bringing pangs of regret to the hearts of its numberless adherents. The effort to keep the game alive during the war was manifest last season by the trial of the "informal system." Again this year an endeavor has been made to arrange games between representative teams of the large colleges...
...football conditions at Columbia are very unsettled at present, because many of the leading players expect to be recommended for an O. T. C. in the near future; this will leave the team with a comparatively weak line. Coach Dawson found a great deal of trouble filling these vacant positions because of the scarcity of material and the lack of time in which to train the available men; nevertheless, the team successfully opened its season last Saturday by defeating the Camp Merritt team 7 to 0, and the management has already arranged for future games in which is included Amherst...
Such action was necessary, as many valuable men who are physically fit, do not wish to claim exemption. However, when they know they are needed more in the educational line, they should fill out their questionaires claiming deferred classification on this ground...