Word: backed
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...redeeming feature of the team's play. Against opponents of uniformly greater experience the line men played a far better game than they were believed to be capable of; and when Yale's powerful mass plays succeeded in penetrating the line, the secondary defense repeatedly threw the runner back for no gain or a loss. For its plucky, unflinching, uphill fight continued only more resolutely when defeat had become certain, the team cannot receive too high praise. Throughout the game, in its remarkable defensive strength, its glimpses of a powerful attack, and its indomitable spirit, the Harvard team showed possibilities...
...Yale, the general work of both ends was conspicuously effective, and Shevlin's running back of punts was the best in the game. Rockwell at quarterback sustained his reputation for generalship and gave an unusual amount of aid to the runner. Hogan and Bloomer opened up good holes and were strong in defense, but their play was not conspicuous because of the effectiveness of their opponents...
Roraback kicked off to Randall who brought the ball back 18 yards to Harvard's 28-yard line. Mills failed to gain at centre and Sperry tried left end but was thrown by Shevlin for a loss of 5 yards. Sperry punted to Yale's 47-yard line and Rockwell ran the ball back 10 yards. Flinn on his first try failed to gain through Derby, but on the next went through him for 3 yards. Morse got 6 yards through Brill, and then, with Bloomer back, made 2 more, to Harvard's 41-yard line. Hogan made 2 yards...
...principle problem that confronted the coaches was the development of a new set of backs, for Owsley was the only running back left on the squad who had played in a championship game. In the early part of the season Shevlin was tried at fullback but it was soon evident that he was not the man for the position and he was again put at end. Instead of having so much weight behind the line, it became the plan of the coaches to develop a somewhat lighter but faster set of backs. The number of this kind of backs...
...problem in the line was not difficult. Four men were back from last year's team and Tripp was soon found to be a fixture. Some changes have been made in positions, however, Kinney going to guard and Bloomer to tackle. From the first games of her schedule Yale seemed to have about an average team. The main fault was fumbling and it was a long time before this was overcome. In other ways the improvement has been steady throughout the season. The defeat at the hands of West Point seemed to give the team a great brace...