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...champion team in the two services in Massachusetts, if not in New England. The only other army team comparable to the Devens eleven is the First Maine Heavy Field Artillery from Westfield, and it is not thought that their team is the equal of the team being produced at Ayer. From Newport the 2nd Naval District eleven is more likely to be the equal of the sailor team though recent additions have made the Navy Yard an exceptionally strong aggregation...
Today the informals will scrimmage with the Freshmen so that the new formations may be thoroughly tried before the end of the week. Much attention will be given to the development of the line play, which in the game at Ayer, showed weak points. The Navy team with several collegiate stars in its lineup will play against the informals tomorrow in a practice game
...game as close as the score indicates the informal University and the Depot Brigade teams played a scoreless tie at Ayer Saturday before a crowd of several thousand soldiers. Neither team found opportunity to rush the ball across the goal line, and all attempts to score were limited to drop kicks, two being tried by the informal, and one by the Army team. Line plunging without material gain made the total yards rushed by both sides small. The informal, however, gained nearly three times as much ground as the Depot Brigade, but at critical moments their attack failed. The soldiers...
...undefeated informal University football squad this afternoon plays the Depot Brigade of Camp Devens at Ayer. The soldier eleven has been together such a short time that Capt. C. A. Coolidge '17, who is athletic officer of the brigade, was unwilling to announce a definite lineup. College players form the strongest part of the squad. In the backfield there will be Swarthout, former captain of Colgate, Thorne of the Springfield Y. M. C. A., and Vilnave, a Carlisle halfback. Spunt, a tackle from Tufts, Cunningham, a Dartmouth centre, Hubbard, an end from Amherst, and W. J. Underwood '15, who played...
...uncovered in Thursday's scrimmage. Both offensive and defensive formations of the forward pass were given a final rehearsal. E. W. Mahan '16, captain of the victorious 1915 University team, now in the Marine Corps, watched the team at practice yesterday, offering a few suggestions. The informals go to Ayer in automobiles leaving...