Word: half-back
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...University association football team defeated Phillips Academy at Andover yesterday by the score of 2 to 0. E. L. Florance '19 at right half-back, and J. W. Feeney '18 at goal played best for the University...
...although it will not be definitely announced till Saturday morning, will be about as follows: Left end, Gates, 175 pounds; left tackle, Sheldon, 180; left guard, Captain Black, 200; centre, Vorys, 180; right guard, Durfee, 190; right tackle, Baldridge, 190; right end, Church, 165; quarterback, T. Smith, 160; left half-back, Neville, 170; right half-back, Waite, 165; full-back, Jacques...
Seven veterans from last year's championship team will serve as a strong nucleus about which another strong team should develop. These men are Mueller, Shiverick, Eckley, Miller, Anderson, Tilley, and Gillies. The loss of Collins by graduation leaves Shiverick as the only veteran half-back, but Benedict, Hoffman, Van Horn and Carr form a good squad of players from which an excellent back-field should be made up. Mueller will undoubtedly remain in his old position of fullback. With the loss of Barrett, comes a large gap to be filled in the form of a quarterback. Shock, last year...
Berryman, the sensational Penn. State half-back, is given one position in the back-field, King, of Harvard, the second, and the third to Captain Mahan. This trio offers a fast running backfield of exceptional talent, including a strong line-plunger and clever defensive full-back, and two versatile, speedy half-backs, one of whom is undoubtedly the best all-around football man in the country. Drop-kicking, punting, forward passing, running with the ball and secondary defense would be taken care of by Berryman, King, and Mahan in a way which would be difficult to surpass...
...shaped ball to which they were unaccustomed but in spite of this embarrassment, combined with McGill's broader experience, Harvard managed to hold the Canadians gainless by superior tackling and general defensive work. The captain of this pioneer team was Henry R. Grant '74, who played one of the half-back positions...