Word: star
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...efficient ball carriers. Cheek at quarterback combines an ability of generalship and a record which shows him to be one of the best ground gainers on the team. Coady at fullback is a reliable kicker and is also a big offensive factor in his running ability. Crosby, the star back of last year's Freshman team, and Miller, the fastest and at the same time the heaviest man in the lineup, have proven their ability of taking the ball through the stiffest opposition...
Yale's great backfield strength is shown by the fact that Cottle, last year's star halfback, has been unable to regain his position this season. Noble will be in his place, teaming up with three veterans, Bunnell, Allen, and Kline. With these men starting and a host of experienced backfield reserves on hand, Yale should have no difficulty in winning its first game by a comfortable margin...
Princeton, meeting Amherst in its opening contest, also appears strong behind the line. Caulkens, former St. Mark's star, will pilot the Orange and Black eleven, with Gilligan and the brilliant Stagle at the halfback positions, Dignan, like the halfbacks, a veteran, will do the line plunging from fullback. Coach Roper also has a complete reserve backfield on hand, composed of Bridges, Chandler, Ewing, and Prendergast. Bridges was star line bucker on the freshman team last fall and Ewing is Princeton's sharpshooting drop-kicker...
Brown will be without the services of its captain and star end, Stifler, so the game should not be a runaway, especially as Coach Robinson of Brown plans to use many substitutes in preparation for the Pennsylvania game next week...
...Captain Eschholz, who leads the team from the quarterback position, the Polytechnic Institute has a veteran of two years' university experience, after a year's training on his Freshman team. Besides being the star of the R. P. I. eleven, Eschholz has played for three years on both the basketball and baseball teams...