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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Several shifts were made in the Freshman lineup yesterday. H. H. Faxon '21, did not appear on the field and his place was taken by W. B. Frothingham '21, who shifted from right tackle to the left side of the line. J. Holmes '21, the new guard, played in Frothingham's position. R. M. Sedgwick '21, was with the team for the first time in several weeks at left guard, M. E. Olmsted '21, still not appearing in the first team line. The backfield remained the same with J. A. MacDonell '21, playing in place of A. D. Hamilton...
Coach Wallace lined two Freshmen elevens against each other in the final scrimmage of the season yesterday. Every play was thoroughly rehearsed under playing conditions, and the smooth working of the defensive formations was especially emphasized. No attempt at scoring was made as the ball was shifted about the field to illustrate different conditions. The backfield of Team A played a fast game, R. S. Humphrey particularly eluding the B defence for long gains. J. A. MacDonnell, playing in place of A. D. Hamilton put up a strong game on the defensive. There were changes in the line also, Coach...
...emphasis on teamwork and accuracy showed good results in the scrimmage. The team played more as a unit, the line charging low and hard, and opening wide holes for the backs. The backfield coordinated their work with the line play, picking the holes well and providing good interference...
...over our heads, and the regular answer of the German sheels, seeking out the English batteries, whining past us and then exploding with a loud report, throwing high into the air great columns of earth and smoke. Further and further we made our way up towards the front line trenches; finally at a point under almost constant shellfire we found a little Y. M. C. A. dugout. It was very filthy and small, with almost no accommodations; and yet here we found a secretary unflinchingly sticking by his post, in spite of the fact that in this dugout twice during...
...When the Canadians stormed over the top of certain famous ridge, and the battlefield was full of needy, suffering men, a Y. M. C. A. secretary appeared serving out hot coffee on the ridge within half an hour after it was stormed, before the line was yet consolidated. 'Everybody else was lying flat in that rain of bullets," one of the officers said, 'Everybody except just that secretary; and the sight of him standing alone, forgetting everything except the men he was risking his life to help is what gave religion...