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...Cowen, and Parson. Mr. Parker, after studying an eligible squad of some 40 men, comes to the conclusion that the University will not have such a green and inexperienced eleven as might seem to be the prospect to the ordinary follower of football. He places Coolidge at left end; Gilman, left tackle; Taylor, left guard; Harris, centre; Dadmun, right guard; Caner, right tackle; Harte, right end; Robinson, quarterback; Boles, left halfback; Flower, right halfback; and Bond, fullback. Of Coolidge, Gilman, Taylor, Dadmun, Harte and Boles, all football enthusiasts know a great deal. The new names are Harris, centre; Caner, right...
...eleven. E. W. Mahan '16 was naturally assigned to fullback, as he has been on almost all the theoretical teams for the past two years. R. S. C. King '16 shares the halfback positions with Macomber of Illinois. The only University lineman to get a berth is J. A. Gilman, Jr., '17, the 1916 captain...
Joseph Atherton Gilman, Jr., '17, of Honolulu, Hawaii, was yesterday unanimously elected captain of the University football team for the season of 1916. The 24 "H" men met at Notman's at 1.45 o'clock to have the picture of the team taken and, at the same time, to cast their votes, as it is customary, by secret ballot...
...Gilman was regular left tackle on the team this fall. He played on his Freshman team, which beat the Yale Freshmen 18 to 17, and alternated between the guard and tackle positions two years ago. He left College last year and took a position in Washington, D. C. On returning this fall he was moved from guard to tackle, which position he held throughout the season. He prepared at Exeter and played on the football team there. He is 23 years old, 6 feet 1 inch tall, and weighs 187 pounds...
Speaking of Gilman in his analysis of the University line, R. W. P. Brown '98 said: "Gilman . . . from his long experience is probably the best individual in the Crimson rushline. He knows the game thoroughly, is strong, active and fast down under punts, making many a tackle when the runner has eluded the ends...