Word: stringing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...tackle, the difference in favor of Yale is 195 to 188. On the other hand the Crimson ends outweigh the Yale ends by the difference of 177 to 173. In the backfield, also, the University has the advantage, the figures being 176 to 173. Yale has a heavier second string than the University; while the first string elevens are almost equal in weight, the average weight of the entire Blue squad is six pounds more than that of the Crimson squad, the weights being 182 to 176. The average height of the University team is one-sixth of an inch...
...large group of substitute players who are nearly equal to the first team men and who can replace them without serious loss to the organization. The value of this plan is shown by the outcome of the Penn State game where an entire backfield of second string ball carriers were able to hold to a tie an eleven which is admitted to be one of the most powerful in the East...
...carried it past the goal posts after marches of 70, 92, and 85 yards respectively. Finaly in the last period with the final whistle only seven minutes away, Coach Fisher's men staged their come-back. With a backfield consisting of two quarterbacks, Buell and Johnson, Coburn, a third string guard, and Churchill, fleet and elusive but comparatively light, and with a crippled but raging forward line, in three minutes they went from their own 12 yard mark down the field and over the last line for a thrilling touchdown, tieing the score and robbing the Bezdek machine of what...
...physically far below standard. Added to these difficulties were injuries, which have occurred at an almost unprecedented rate. In addition to 3 men lost to the team entirely through injuries, 13 other men have been incapacitated for periods of more than two weeks, and of these 9 are first string players. How much of a loss this has been to Coach Fisher is self evident. These facts are not cited as alibis, for there is no occasion for alibis. They are cited so that due credit may be given to the team and to the coaching staff...
...conductor, who is an accomplished violinist and pianist, has been engaged in professional orchestra work for ten years. He has been a pupil of such eminent, artists as Theodorowicz, Flumara, and Winternits, and Harris S. Shaw of Boston. For six years he has been a member of the string choirs of the MacDowell Club and the Boston Musical Association...