Word: perfection
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Probably the most encouraging feature of the present stage in the University team's development is the excellent condition of all the men. Aside from Thacher, whose sprained back will permanently keep him from playing for this season, everyone is in perfect trim for the last two games. To date, the 1915 eleven has been much more fortunate in that respect than was last year...
...Perfect weather with little wind on Saturday made conditions for running...
...third period Davis scored after Exeter had carried the ball straight down the field for 50 yards without a stop. Welmer failed to kick the goal, and Harvard still led, 10 to 9. Then Captain Kempton of Exeter, guarded by perfect interference, caught a punt and ran 80 yards for a touchdown. From that point Exeter was the master, and scored once again on a forward pass from Davis to Braman...
...what was probably the last hard work-out before the Princeton game, the University football team yesterday afternoon went through a 45-minute scrimmage in which the entire squad took part. The drill was markedly fierce and savage, attention, however, being paid rather to the perfect execution of plays than to scoring...
During the preliminary work, while the ends and linemen were being drilled by their respective coaches, Mahan tried out his kicking, and put up a notably consistent exhibition at long and high spirals and at perfect drop-kicks from widely varying points in the field. His drop-kicks all carried much reserve power and showed for the most part remarkably true aim. If Mahan keeps up his work in this department, Princeton may have just fears for the drop-kicking supremacy of Tibbott...