Word: freshmen
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...should get it a day off and come to see the footballers tell it to Mr. Haughtonstein to say to the Freshmen not to get fresh with Izzy Kaplan because some day Izzy will knock them for a ghoul because Izzy is a hard egg when he is mad and I hope you feel the same...
...Saturday brought its season to a successful conclusion by its 10 to 7 victory over the Yale yearlings at New Haven. Far lighter than the usual Freshman team and greatly handicapped by a series of injuries, 1923 has had an uphill struggle during the entire season. Every team the Freshmen faced out-weighed them with the exception of Groton, yet they managed to roll up 91 points to their opponents...
...first real test of the season came on October 11 in a game with the heavy Worcester Academy team, where the Freshmen showed their power and aggressiveness in a 27-10 victory. Toward the end of the game, with the entrance of many substitutes, the yearlings' attack gradually weakened, allowing Worcester to score twice. Far too many fumbles were made in this game and the Freshmen were unable to complete a single really successful pass. W. H. Churchill starred for the Crimson team and gave an indication of what might be expected of him later...
After a week of hard scrimmages, with particular concentration on the fumbling displayed in the Worcester game, the Freshmen easily rolled up a 26 to 0 score against Groton. Neither team displayed any too great energy and there was still a tendency to fumble. Churchill was again the individual star, but in this game C. C. Buell and G. Owen ran him a close race for first honors...
...game with Exeter on the following Saturday, the Freshmen won through the failure of Exeter to kick two goals from touchdowns. In the first half the Crimson team completely outclassed the visitors, who lost the ball on downs time and again. The second half proved the exact opposite of the first, and, aided by a strong aerial and open field attack, Exeter twice scored but their inability to kick the goals lost them an opportunity to tie the game...