Word: almost
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...made it conspicuously on two occasions, but it is written down that that thing must not happen again. If one can generalize about this question of choosing a captain, I should say that Harvard has chosen her captains for their popularity or personal playing ability. Yale has looked almost wholly at football fibre and leadership. Yale is right, in my opinion. The third factor is the head coach; the man who is the brain and hand of the captain; the teacher, drill-master, critic, field-manager, guide, philosopher, disciplinarian, oxar, and drudge all in one. Assisting him (at both Harvard...
...well versed in the new football. The work in this game was not as accurate or as fast as that against Amherst, and there was a decided lack of snap and dash in the offence. In the last quarter many substitutes were put in and Brown gained at will, almost scoring a touchdown...
...learned much. On September 19, practice began in Cambridge and was held both morning and afternoon. The work was light, consisting only of rudimentary drill until a few days before the Bates game, when the first scrimmage was held. For the last month or so, the work has been almost entirely secret...
...following Saturday, Colgate was defeated by the score of 19 to 0. The Yale team played more as a unit and improvement in its method of attack was evident. New football was used almost entirely, much ground being gained by wide end runs and delayed passes. The forward pass was also used with success. Touchdowns were made by Kilpatrick and Strout, while Daly kicked a goal from the 12-yard line. The best individual work was done by Daly and Howe, who played fullback for the first time this year...
...final game of the interclass series the Seniors defeated the second Freshman team, 12 to 0, on Soldiers Field yesterday afternoon. The Seniors were clearly superior in all departments of the game, and made good gains through the Freshman line almost at will. Fumbling alone prevented a larger score...