Word: back-field
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...practice yesterday was encouraging. The line played a little high, but with good spirit, and the running of end plays was much smoother than it has been. Although the back-field showed improvement in getting into the plays, there was still too much fumbling. The backs were surer in catching punts, but there was room for considerable improvement. The coaches consider the handling of punts a critical point, and the backs are given practice in this every morning...
...help given to the runner even after he has been thrown. It is due principally to this that Yale has been able to roll up such large scores this fall. The line is exceedingly strong and has shown ability to resist heavy attacks. The playing of the back-field is also of a very high order, as the men are fast and follow their interference closely. The most serious defect in the team hitherto has been the lack of a punter. In the game Saturday with the Orange Athletic Club, however, de Saulles showed some ability in kicking, and seems...
...practice yesterday was very unsatisfactory. A great part of the time was spent in the elementary work which should have been learned early in the season. The men were lined up and given twenty minutes practice in falling on the ball. The candidates for the back-field were put through practice in catching punts, and the linemen in starting with the ball. After this elementary work, the first eleven was put through signal practice. This signal practice was gone through slowly at first, to get the men sure of their places in the various plays; but afterward the plays were...
There was one great and all-important cause of Yale's victory--the tackles back formation. The tackles were drawn back and the entire back-field was arranged in tandem formation. It was then possible for this to strike any part of the line with great force and speed, and plain, straight defense could not stop it. A special defense might have done it, but Harvard did not have the right kind. An attempt was made to turn it aside by oblique tackling of the secondary defense, but this allowed the play to get through the line and made...
...Sophomore eleven won the class football championship yesterday afternoon on the University field, defeating the Juniors by a score of 11 to 0. The two teams were very evenly matched, and both the Sophomores' touchdowns were made on long runs. The work of the Sophomore back-field was excellent; while for the Juniors the tackles did good work in rushing the ball. Both teams had a strong offense, but the Sophomores were a little stronger on the defense, and at the beginning of the second half held the Juniors for downs on their three yard line...