Word: thirds
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Berryman, the sensational Penn. State half-back, is given one position in the back-field, King, of Harvard, the second, and the third to Captain Mahan. This trio offers a fast running backfield of exceptional talent, including a strong line-plunger and clever defensive full-back, and two versatile, speedy half-backs, one of whom is undoubtedly the best all-around football man in the country. Drop-kicking, punting, forward passing, running with the ball and secondary defense would be taken care of by Berryman, King, and Mahan in a way which would be difficult to surpass...
Edward William Mahan '16, of Natick, captain of the University football team, is playing in the backfield of the University eleven for the third successive season. Last year and the year before he played right halfback, while this season he has been moved to fullback. His brilliant open-field work, combined with exceptional ability in both drop-kicking and punting, has earned him a position on practically every All-American eleven that has been selected during the past two seasons...
...goals from touchdowns, while Yale has made a total of 83 points by means of 10 touchdowns, 3 field-goals, 10 goals from touchdowns, and 2 safeties. The University's opponents have totaled 36, while Yale's have scored 57 points. Both Harvard and Yale have scored approximately one-third as many field-goals as touchdowns. Each team has played 8 games; Harvard has won 7 and lost 1, Yale has won 4 and lost 4. It will be noted that after 10 touchdowns, Yale kicked all 10 goals, while Harvard kicked...
...second team met the Princeton scrubs on the old Princeton Field in the third game of the season on November 6, the morning of the University contest with Princeton. The University scrubs won, 6 to 0, the winning touchdown being made by Johnson at right half in the latter part of the second period through a trick play. At no time could the Princeton team make any headway through the opposing line, and not until the fourth period did they have any chance of scoring...
...undecided, both Dartmouth and Harvard having excellent claims. Yale has three minor sport titles to its credit and a share in a fourth, making a total of five championships, four undisputed and one shared. Harvard comes next with four, two of which, hockey and lacrosse, are divided. Cornell is third with two titles, Annapolis and Princeton have one apiece, while Columbia, Johns Hopkins and Pennsylvania share their championships with others...