Word: starring
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Both elevens are among the most powerful aggregations ever collected. At Newport the names in the squad contain almost an All-American lineup. Black and Callahan of Yale, Paisley of Michigan, and the star Syracuse guard, Schlacter, are in the line. The work of the last-named player was the outstanding feature of the informal-Naval Reserve game. In the backfield, Gerrish from Dartmouth, Barrett, star punter and fast running Cornellian; Hite of Kentucky and Gardiner from the Middle West from an exceptional quartet...
...squad. C. A. Clark, Jr., '19, Algar and Adams of Tufts and Skilton of the B. A. A. are heavy and fast playing linemen. It is in the backfield that the Navy has its greatest strength. E. L. Casey '19, T. H. Enwright '18 and Cannell of Dartmouth, all star players on former University squads, are a trio of backs who have broken up the defence of every team which they have so far encountered. W. J. Murray '18 directs the play. L. H. Leary '05 has been coaching the team regularly for several weeks...
...start of the season T. A. D. Jones, former Yale football star, had a large squad, light in weight, but containing several well known preparatory school players. Acosta of Lawrenceville showed from the first his remarkable ability at centre and was elected captain of the eleven...
...next contest was with the Pennsylvania freshmen. The Yale eleven outplayed their visitors throughout the game but were unable to prevent them from scoring when in the second half Pennsylvania launched a series of brilliant open plays. French was the star of the game, outpunting the opposing backs and making long gains. The last game of the preliminary season was against Andover. A 41 to 0 defeat for the school team showed the calibre of the Yale eleven...
...Freshmen played gamely and managed to keep the struggle almost even. The main fault of the 1921 eleven was lack of teamwork due to the short time the men have been practicing together. C. E. Masters '21, who was elected captain of the team on Tuesday, was the individual star for the Freshmen, while Captain Winslow of Worcester showed himself the best player on the opposing team...