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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...University football team defeated Brown Saturday afternoon, 30 to 10, because Crowther, the Brown quarterback, was not strong enough to prevent it. He started the contest with a run in from the kick-off of 35 yards and played to the end a brilliant and hard game. Until the last moments of the first period the game was nip and tuck, there being a continual exchange of punts in which Felton had a slight advantage over Henry. Then Hardwick received a punt on his 25-yard line and ran it in 15 yards; Wendell rushed 8 yards; Hardwick gained...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD, 30; BROWN, 10 | 10/28/1912 | See Source »

...eleven yesterday afternoon by the score of 14 to 0. The scoring came as a result of two beautifully executed forward passes. After having worked the ball down to the Freshman 30-yard line by a series of the line plunges and end runs Minot, the Noble and Greenough quarterback, made a forward pass to Hitchins who ran twenty yards for a touchdown. Taylor kicked the goal...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Second Freshman Team Defeated | 10/19/1912 | See Source »

...with the quarterback position, however, that the real difficulties lie. Of the four men who have alternated in the position during the practice of the past week, Cornell now appears the strongest and will undoubtedly start the game against West Point. Flynn has apparently recovered from his lameness due to a muscle bruise received in last Saturday's game, and he will play at fullback during at least one of the halves...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YALE AT WEST POINT | 10/19/1912 | See Source »

Loftus at quarterback played the greater part of the game for Yale, and although not as clever nor as spectacular a runner as Cornell, showed much greater general ability in handling his team than anyone yet seen in the position this season. Flynn was again the mainstay of the backfield...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YALE AND PRINCETON GAMES | 10/14/1912 | See Source »

...season yesterday afternoon. During the first part of the practice the squad was divided into small groups, and personal attention was given by the coaches for the purpose of eliminating some of the faults shown in Saturday's game with Holy Cross. P. M. Hollister '13 was tried at quarterback on Team B for a short time, and he may prove to be a "find" for that position. After a period of signal drill by the two teams, there was a short scrimmage...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SECRET PRACTICE YESTERDAY | 10/8/1912 | See Source »

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