Word: weighting
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...sailor eleven the postponement was of great advantage, because of the light weight of the team. In the backfield Cannell of Dartmouth, W. J. Murray '18 and E. L. Casey '19, form a fast but light trio. T. H. Enwright '18 at fullback is the only heavy runner on the squad, unless A. Horween '20 is shifted from the line to the backfield. C. A. Clark, Jr., '19 and Algar of Tufts are heavy men in the centre of the line, and if Coach Leary keeps Horween at centre, from tackle to tackle the line will average nearly 200 pounds...
...winter season will commence on the cinder track and in the baseball cage this afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. All candidates will report at the Locker Building from 2.30 until 5 o'clock. The runners will be given an easy outside workout on Soldiers Field, while the weight and field-event men will have their initial practice in the cage, followed probably by a jog to limber them...
...will be laid between the Locker Building and the cinder straightaway before the end of the week, so that work can progress upon the boards in spite of snow or frozen ground. The baseball cage will be heated and lighted for the field event men, including jumpers, vaulters and weight-throwers. A large number of candidates for this department are needed, since it is usually the weakest in the University team...
...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...
...first battle of Ypres, where he coordinated the movements of several French and British armies, and held back the enemy on the Flanders front; the third occasion was the battle of the Somme. But not alone his record inspires confidence; the opinions of other great men should be given weight. And it should never be forgotten that Joffre, that infallible judge of soldiers, once declared that "the greatest strategist in Europe is Foch...