Word: scovill
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Chamberlin had charge of the dummy tackling of the University team for the first time today. Scovil's hand has shown much improvement and may be well enough on Saturday to allow him to play in the Princeton game...
...offense, although Scovil made numerous gains through the line, the Yale team lacked a sustained attack and a score was impossible. Penalties and fumbles were numerous in this game, Yale's chief difficulty being a propensity to get off-side. Statistics show that Yale gained by rushing 55 yards in the first half, against 80 yards by their opponents; and 34 yards in the second half as against 195 by the victors...
Yale asserted its faith in the lateral passing game in its easy victory over Maine. Thompson, Yale's fast quarter-back, Scovil, Guernesy, and Captain Wilson figured again and again in successful double and triple lateral--passes, as well as in forwards. Scovil and Captain Wilson also pierced the opponents line at will on straight plunges. But one really weak point seemed present in the Yale defense, this being the end positions when the first string men had retired. In the last quarter Maine sent two long runs around Church and Blodgett who were playing these positions. In that period...
...Scovil '15S., halfback, prepared at University School and has been on the university squad for one year. He is 21 years old, 6 feet tall, and weighs 180 pounds...
...Haven, Conn., November 18. -- The university team this afternoon, held the last scrimmage of the year in preparation for the big game Saturday in the Bowl. The first team succeeded in scoring three touchdowns to the second eleven's one, Scovil scoring twice and Ainsworth once for the University team while Ovitt made the single touchdown of the opposing eleven. A formation drill which completed the final perfection of the attack followed the harder work of the afternoon and the men were sent to the locker building on a brisk run after a final half hour's rehearsal of signals...