Word: sevens
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Allies, or in the various auxiliary branches such as Ambulance, Red Cross, or Y. M. C. A., during the war. This total does not include those men in the S. A. T. C. or other units who would not, under normal conditions, have been at the University. Forty-seven percent of--the men were commissioned as officers in the branch of the service in which they served, and 284 appear to date on they Roll of Honor of men who gave their lives in the service. One hundred and sixteen were decorated, for their heroic actions...
...total number of men from this club who took an active part in the war is therefore 2,388. This is over forty seven percent of the entire resident and non-resident membership of the club, 5,060, and is believed to be a record for service among college clubs...
...game marked by rough playing and hard skating, the University seven won its thrid straight victory, defeating Boston College 7 to 2 yesterday afternoon on the Charlesbank rink...
Before the game with Camp Devens yesterday afternoon, Robert Ellsworth Gross '19, of Newton was elected captain of this year's University seven. Gross, who captained and coached last year's informal team, has been coaching the team this season and playing a strong game at right wing. He was also captain of last year's baseball nine...
...Camp Devens seven was defeated 3 to 0 in a hard-fought game which was greatly handicapped by the soft and weak ice. From the beginning, the heavier Camp Devens team presented a stiff defense, and every attack by the University forwards was met with a driving opposition by A. F. Doty '16 or by R. Lovering, whose height and weight proved to be of great value against the Crimson players. Although the officers of the Camp Devens team had had little practice, they played an effective offensive game which failed only by lack of team-play...