Word: island
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Both elevens contain remarkable arrays of individual talent. C. R. Black and Dr. Bull of Yale are captain and coach of the Rhode Island sailors, and have such players as Barrett of Cornell, Gerrish of Dartmouth and Schlachter of Syracuse...
Although the Navy Yard made seven runs of more than 25 yards and had ten first downs, while the Marines did not once gain the distance by rushing, the sailors were barely able to win-by a 7-to-0 score against the stiff defence of the League Island eleven, led by E. W. Mahan '16, on Soldiers Field yesterday afternoon. The condition of the Stadium necessitated the transfer of the contest to the Freshman Field, where a large crowd, including many sailors and Marines, witnessed the contest...
...Algar of Tufts are heavy men in the centre of the line, and if Coach Leary keeps Horween at centre, from tackle to tackle the line will average nearly 200 pounds. Skilton, the B. A. A. hockey star, is a clever end and should outweigh his League Island opponent...
With the soldier eleven led by E. W. Mahan '16 and the sailors counting in their lineup five University players, the League Island Marines of Philadelphia clash with the Boston Navy Yard in the Stadium this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Before the game there will be athletic events for the men in service, including track races and a tug-of-war. The entire net proceeds of the carnival will go to the Naval Welfare Fund...
...Dartmouth and Hite and Gardner from the Middle West. The team had an unbroken string of victories until the cohesive play of Rutgers defeated the sailors' individual efforts in a 14-to-0 game in New York. The University informals were among the teams defeated by the Rhode Island squad...