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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...four million inhabitants, but it can nevertheless muster immediately an army of half a million, with a much larger number in reserve. In 1911 the number of men under training for two months or more during the summer was about 210,000. They have proved available for a first-line defence in 48 hours. There were also over 275,000 trained reserves ready for the second line almost as promptly as called for--a total army of roughly half a million men. Thus, if that system were established in the United States, there would be something over five million...
...outset of the game the sailors seemed decidedly superior to the Marines. With the ball on their 27-yard line after a long punt by Mahan, a pretty forward pass from W. J. Murray '18 to E. L. Casey '19 netted 40 yards, and this with line plunges by Lowney of Colby, T. H. Enwright '18 and Casey, and an eight-yard forward pass, left the ball on the Marines' two-yard line, where the sailors lost it on downs. After Enwright had run back Mahan's punt 27 yards, the second attack ended in a try at a goal...
...opportunity for the only score came when Lowney intercepted Mahan's pass on the latter's 24-yard line. Enwright, Murray and Cannell drove through guard and tackle and at the start of the second period Cannell scored the winning touchdown on a two-yard plunge through right tackle. Murray kicked the goal...
...intercepted pass and the recovery of a sailor fumble by Mahan prevented further scoring in the first half, in spite of long runs by Casey and Cannell. Mahan, after displaying a varied forward passing attack, failed to score a field goal from the 40-yard line...
Wray, former Penn, centre, and Garlow, the Carlisle Indian, are fast men in the centre of the line, while Dale from Kansas and Little, also from Penn., are hard playing tackles. Avery of Penn, and Donovan will find hard work against Skilton and Lally on the ends...