Word: stubborn
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Groton football team won its third successive annual victory over St. Mark's at Southboro yesterday by a score of 35 to 0. St. Mark's was completely outclassed, but in the first half, by stubborn defense near the goal line, held Groton down to twelve points. In the second half, however, Groton scored four times, St. Mark's being unable to resist the superior weight and cleverly executed tricks of her opponents. St. Mark's, on the other hand, was unable to gain through Groton's strong line and was usually thrown back for a loss. The features...
...annual football game between Annapolis and West Point will be played this afternoon on Franklin Field, Philadelphia. Judging by comparative scores, West Point should have little difficulty in winning, but the Annapolis team has showed up well at times, and can be relied on to put up a stubborn resistance. No tickets for the game have been sold, and the stands will be filled by invited guests only...
...stubborn resistance encountered by the eleven may have been due largely to the presence on the second team of O. F. Cutts 3L., tackle on the team last year, and W. A. M. Burden '00, captain and right guard in 1899. The usual large squad of coaches included B. H. Dibblee '99, W. H. Lewis '95L., P. D. Haughton '99, W. G. Lee 3M., N. W. Cabot '98, J. Cranston '91. J. Lawrence '01, J. Lawrence, Jr., '01, and R. W. P. Brown...
...second half two more possible touchdowns were prevented by Stillman's fumble on the 16 yard line and by Pennsylvania's stubborn defense which caused a transfer of the ball on downs 4 yards from the goal line. Bennett then made the longest run of the day for Pennsylvania, breaking through between Wright and Marshall for 30 yards. Harvard received the ball for holding, lost it again on a fumble by Hurley, and finally regained possession of it at Pennsylvania's 53 yard line. Stillman, who had taken Kernan's place in the previous half, circled right end and behind...
...Throughout the game the superior weight and team work of the Groton eleven enabled them to gain their distance at will. At the end of the first half the score stood 25 to 0, but in the second half the St. Mark's team, aided by more stubborn defense and by several fumbles, succeeded in holding their opponents down to 11 points. Groton scored six touchdowns, and St. Mark's was forced to make one safety. The feature of the game was the running back of kicks by D. Starr, quarterback of the Groton team...