Word: sweeney
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...contests arrive. The University defense with Captain Claflin, Morgan, and Wylde is probably the strongest in the college ranks today. In the forward line, the two center men, Phillips and Townsend, are the life of the attack, but it is doubtful if they form a stronger combination than Captain Sweeney and Dickey of the Elis. The wings are the weak point of the University seven, neither Cunningham, Curtis, Wanamaker or Baldwin being strictly first-class calibre. The Yale wings, MacDonald and Murray, are both fast aggressive players, and it is here that the University team is clearly over-balanced...
...teams will probably line up as follows: UNIVERSITY. YALE. Cunningham, l.w. r.w., MacDonald Townsend, l.c. r.c., Sweeney Phillips, r.c. l.c., Dickey Baldwin, r.w. l.w., Murray Claflin, c.p. c.p., Heron Morgan, p. p., Bierwirth Wylde, g. g., York...
Wachanan has played left wing all thought the early part of the season, lately he has been left out of the setup, the forward line consisting of array and MacDonald, wings, with key and Sweeney centres...
...Captain Sweeney, rover on the Yale team is 21 years old, weighs 155 pounds, and is 5 feet, 10 inches tall. He is a strong, aggressive player, with excellent stick-work and considerable speed. He has been on the team for two years...
...right wing, MacDonald, is, next to Sweeney, probably the most dangerous on the Yale team. His speed, weakness, and shooting ability make in spite of his small size, a very unable man. He was formerly a member of the St. Paul's School team and has been on the Yale team three years. He is 22 years old, weights 150 pounds is 5 feet, 7 inches in height...