Word: played
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Yale displayed her traditional grit by coming back after the first half and forcing the play into-Harvard's territory throughout the rest of the game. And there was something stirring about the way the Blue rooters stayed and cheered and sang and cheered again long after the contest had ended...
Captain Murray's eleven easily overcame the University of Virginia team 47-0 on October 25, exhibiting a far surer and more finished game than they had hitherto played. Excellent interference cleared the path for long runs by Murray, Humphrey and Church. The latter played an all-around smashing game and scored two touchdowns by his line plunges. During the very first minute of play Murray tore off 42 yards which was shortly followed by a touchdown by A. Horween '20, made after a 20-yard run. On the kick-off afterwards Humphrey ran back the ball 67 yards...
...game that is destined to go down in the annals of gridiron history, the Crimson eleven fought its way from what looked like certain defeat to a 10-10 tie with Princeton. In the last few minutes of play the University team plunged 70 yards down the field for the touchdown that evened the score. The Orange and Black team showed its most powerful offense in the first quarter when it marched down the field from the Princeton 10-yard mark to a touchdown. The University scored in the last period by a pass over the goal line from...
...line, however, is shattered more by graduation than any division of either team. Four ends, four tackles, five guards, and three centres have their last opportunity to play an intercollegiate game today...
...interesting point of dissimilarity between the elevens which will play on Soldiers Field this afternoon is found in the geographical distribution of the homes of the members of the two squads. At the University, the thirty-six men on the first squad come from only six different states; while at Yale fifteen states are represented. Moreover, among the states, Massachusetts leads in both institutions, being represented by 23 men at Harvard and by 6 at Yale. New York stands second at Cambridge with 4 men; New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut are tied with four apiece for second place...