Word: springfields
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Despite a 20-0 victory over the light Springfield team, the outcome of Yale's first game gave anxiety to her supporters and an opportunity to her critics for belittling her attack. Every sporting writer in the Eastern cities topped his story of the game with heads such as, "Yale's Attack Proves Weak," "Elis Held for Downs." They said that, although Yale's defense was seemingly strong, it had been developed at the expense of its attack; that its attack was blunt and ineffective; that its aerial work was neglible; in short, that Doctor Sharpe had been unsuccessful...
Little significance could be attached to the results of the North Carolina game. Although the Bull Dog showed a somewhat improved attack in tallying 34 points, the Southerners were even weaker than the Springfield aggregation. The visitors' lone touchdown was due not to the weakness of the Yale defense but to an unusual circumstance; one of their backs scooped up the ball, which had bounced back from the goal post after an attempted field goal, and carried it across for a touchdown before the amazed Elis had realized what had happened...
...clock today the University soccer team meets the Yale players on Soldiers Field. The University aggregation has played six games of which two have been won, those with Andover and Springfield Y. M. C. A. Yale has lost all three of her important games, with Princeton, Pennsylvania, and Cornell while the University lost the Pennsylvania and Princeton games but tied the Cornell game, 2-2. Both the Crimson and the Blue teams are evenly matched so that a close game is expected. The probable line-up of the University team is: g., Washburn; r.f.b., Carpenter; l.f.b., Glaser; r.h.b., Masters, c.h.b...
...soccer team has won two games, against Andover and Springfield; tied one with Cornell, and lost two, against Princeton and a team of Chinese students. The season lasts until the 29th, when Haverford is played. Saturday the Yale soccer aggregation will oppose the University players...
Another victory was scored against Springfield Y. M. C. A. by a 1-0 score. During the first half Springfield excelled in offensive play, but in the last period the University kickers braced and took the ball down the field for a goal...