Word: slights
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Harvard has won nine and tied one, Columbia has won six, Yale one and tied one, and Princeton one. Since last year's tournament resulted in a tie between Harvard and Yale, the chances for any one team soon to gain permanent possession of the cup are slight...
...shade above Potter, who, however, has the better of Wigglesworth on taking risks. Both are fairly efficient at drop-kicks and can be depended upon to score inside the 25-yard line. Although Wigglesworth will start, Potter will undoubtedly get in, as the difference between the two is very slight. In the open game Potter has a decided advantage, being the best passer on the team and willing to take chances. On the other hand Wigglesworth has slightly better judgment in tight places, is faster in running back punts and is able to make gains through the line...
...Yale once, Harvard undergraduates naturally felt that the prospects for this year's team were exceptionally bright. The usual number of injuries, however, has prevented the team from developing as fast as some had hoped. Perkins, T. Frothingham, T. H. Frothingham, H. C. Leslie, and Wigglesworth have each received slight injuries that have kept them out of many of the early games...
...Howe, the latter having returned to his old position of quarter back, defeated Princeton by the score of 5 to 3. Yale's only score was a touchdown by Kilpatrick after he oaught a long forward pass from Howe. On the other hand, the team-work showed only slight improvement from the week before...
...players, three coaches, two managers, and six attendants, with Dr. Nicholas, arrived here at 6.15 o'clock, after a good trip. The whole squad, with the exception of T. Frothingham, is here and in excellent shape. Wendell will probably start in Frothingham's place, as the latter has a slight attack of jaundice. Corbett and Leslie are expected to make up the rest of the back-field. Frothingham arrives tomorrow; also coaches Learn and Withington, who will join the squad at Yale Field...