Word: plungers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...troubled principally over the backfield situation, which is so critical because of the many injuries. A new possibility for a running position showed up in R. Lockwood, a third string fullback, who played brilliantly in the scrimmage. He displayed a consisent punting ability, and also showed promise as a plunger...
...opinion Captain Horween is a marvelous defensive player. The way he sized up some of our complicated trick forward passes was a surprise. He is a sure tackler, a good line plunger; a clever drop-kicker. When Owen, Churchill and Fitzgerald are in the backfield with him, it is a most formidable combination...
...scrimmage most of the afternoon and showed noting to contradict the statement that go substitute material is going to be one Roper's great problems. The signal practice run through by the first team winmarked by the first appearance in the line-up of Garrity, last year's life plunger, and the man whose clever interference was directly responsible for Scheerer's winning touchdown again Yale last November...
Captain Ray Smith is the most dangerous player on the visiting line-up, and his two years of University experience have developed him into the best line-plunger in the Pine Tree State. Ginsberg, at quarter, is another veteran, and will give trouble to the Crimson ends who will have the responsibility of cutting down his usual long run-backs of punts. Lord, the rangy center, is ranked with Smith and Ginsburg as one of the "big three" of the Maine outfit. Two other veterans are Barron, end, and Young, right halfback...
...five meets in which he was entered in the plunge, will also be back, and should develop well. N. R. Knox '21, a steady performer in the dive, will return, and in addition, P. Johnson '21, a fast man in the dashes, and P. K. Thomas '22, another plunger, both of whom were ineligible this year, should greatly strengthen the team. From the 1923 team, Captain R. F. Thayer, W. J. Wyman, A. D. Knox, J. W. Friedlander, and J. Wilder, are the most promising candidates...