Word: difficult
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Dates: during 1920-1920
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...Walter Camp's all-American teams. He handles his team superbly well under all circumstances, showing excellent judgement in the selection of plays. Whenever he gets inside the 40-yard line he is in a position to score on a drop-kick. His punts are long, high, and difficult to catch...
...nation to which her natural endowments entitle her. Surely the warm welcome which he received on all hands while in El Pase will do much to give the new government that confidence in our hearty co-operation without which their struggle for better things would be rendered far more difficult...
With only one game to rely upon as a basis for judgment, it is difficult to form an accurate opinion of the strength of the Valparaiso football team, but it is certain that a heavy and experienced eleven of no mean strength will be sent into the Stadium on Saturday. With nine of last year's veterans back, Coach Keogan, the mentor who won fame as the sponsor of the formidable Great Lakes eleven during the war, has a reliable nucleus around which to build a team worthy to invade the east. Kercheval and Searing are the only...
...Western eleven uses a formation, uncommon in the east, in which the four backs are placed in a straight line parallel to the line of scrimmage. This gives added strength on end runs, but makes line-plunging less powerful. The elimination of the quarterback makes trick plays difficult from this formation, but the Westerners will undoubtedly uncover many variations of their basic formation...
...Marks. At guard, Grew and Donovan, both of four years experience respectively at St. Marks and Boston Latin, are playing on Team A, though Davis, a three years veteran from St. Pauls, McCagg and Hubbard are close contestants for the positions. Centers are plentiful and Storey will have a difficult task in keeping his position on Team A from Kernan, a heavy Milton linesman, and Bradford, two years Groton center. Experienced ends are lacking. Larrabee and Gates, however, have done good work and will probably hold their places in the line-up. The four teams made up Tuesday...