Word: allowing
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...whole is slow to get through, and large holes are constantly made in it, especially through the center. There is a lack of sump in the work of the men, and they waste a good deal of energy sparring with each other. The ends tackle fairly well, but allow themselves to be blocked off. Newell and Weed are doing good work; Newell is rushing well and tackling in his old form. Weed tackles well, but attempts to cover too much ground...
...teams usually do so early in the season. Improvement is needed in tackling; only a few menders of the team tackle surely and effectively. The work of the rush line can also be made more effective; in the main the play of the rushers is steady, but occasionally they allow the opposing line to make a bad hole, and when this does occur they are a little slow in settling down to effective work again. There were some pretty exhibitions of blocking in Saturday's game, but the men do not seem to have acquired the knack of habitually blocking...
...fields we could possibly use, even if twice as many students attended the university. The embankments along the river keep out the water so that the land that was once marshy is now dry. It has all been laid out nearly level, sloping towards the river just enough to allow the water to run off. Everyone interested in athletics cannot help but renew his thanks to the donor of this ground when, now that it is nearly leveled off, he sees how admirably it will be suited to its purpose...
...organized immediately. The rest of this week all the teams will play on Jarvis, but on Monday the class team will play on Norton's. Today will be one of the last chances for candidates for the eleven to present themselves, and no man in college can afford to allow anything whatever to interfere with his appearance on the field. The rules which govern the class championship series are appended...
...interest, and will make it possible for a man to see both sides bat without waiting for a whole side to be retired. A pleasant feature of the game will be that it will not demand attendance throughout the day in order to follow Harvard's fortures, but will allow a man to watch for an hour or so in the morning, and come in again in the afternoon to see the ending of the match...