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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...first eleven played two halves, each about twelve minutes long, against the second. The coaches are still hampered by the fumbling of the backs and a good deal of time was spent in attempts to remedy this weakness. The first eleven used many trick-plays, but the second still relied upon the guards-back formation. Owing to the stiffness of the men who played on Saturday, both the linemen and the backs were slow in starting with the ball. A certain lack of team play was indicated also, by the failure of the eleven to follow the ball with...
With almost no wind, punting was ofter resorted to by both sides and Hallowell easily out-punted Miller, who was forced to do the kicking for the Indians. Much ground was also gained by Daly, who rushed back Miller's punts usually for gains of about 15 yards. Excepting once, when the ball was lost on four downs and twice when he should have allowed kicks to cross the line, Daly's generalship was excellent. His clean tackle of Metoxen in the first half saved the eleven from one more touchdown against them, aside from its merit as a hard...
...Hallowell played fast football, and the latter was invaluable for his punting. Fumbling was the striking weakness in Harvard's game. Gierasch worked hard, but did not prove as brilliant a runner as was expected and his fumble was as costly as it was inexcusable. Ellis was the only back upon whom reliance could be placed at all times. His ground-gaining, especially on a new formation with Donald back of the line, was far superior to any work Reid has done this year...
Burnett kicked off to Hudson, who ran back fifteen yards before he was downed by Donald. Attempts at gaining around Harvard's ends failed, and Miller punted. Gierasch, annoyed by the Indian ends, did not catch the ball cleanly and it rolled to one side. Redwater dropped on it, scrambled to his feet and broke away down a clear field. Daly caught him from behind, but too late to prevent a touchdown. Wheelock missed the goal...
...five yard line. Here Carlisle held for two downs when Daly scored on a clever criss-cross, and Lawrence kicked the goal. Soon after the kick-off the Indians were forced to punt but Ellis blocked the kick and fell on the ball. Daly, with Donald back, then attacked the Indian centre, and soon sent Ellis across the line for a touchdown. Lawrence missed the goal. During the rest of the half, the ball changed hands often. Once Metoxen broke through Lawrence for 40-yards, but was downed by Daly. Many tricks were tried by both teams but few were...