Word: quintet
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Crimson five, determined to emerge from the rut of defeat, will be in a mood boding ill for their opponents when they face the Rhode Island State quintet at Hemenway this evening...
Four setbacks in as many starts is at best an unimpressive record, but in the case of Coach Wachter's quintet it does not denote excessive weakness. In passing through the most difficult week of its schedule the University five lost to three Intercollegiate League teams in succession only after leading for the greater part of each battle. Saturday's 27-24 defeat from Amherst was a far poorer showing, even though a substitute line-up was used, for the visitors were a weak combination that should have been easily routed...
What promised to be a neck and neck race developed into a procession yesterday afternoon with the Brown Freshmen showing the Crimson quintet the way by a 22 to 11 score. Throughout the first half a combination of tight defensive work and mediocre shooting kept the scoring down and at half time the visitors led by the narow margin...
...first time in three weeks the Freshman five will have its full strength on the floor this afternoon at 4 o'clock when they face the Brown first-year quintet at the Freshman Gym. Captain Lightbourn's injured knee has been pronounced cured and he will be in his regular position at right guard...
...Gordon and Smith donned uniforms and took their places in the line-up. Gordon dropped in enough of his customary long shots to cut down the Amherst margin, but the Crimson teamwork still failed to function and the final whistle found another black mark chalked up against the University quintet's record. The all-around play of Maher was the most encouraging feature of his team's dispirited performance. Lamberton excelled for Amherst...