Word: backfield
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Dates: during 1899-1899
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Daly, quarterback, lacks judgment in selecting his plays and is not sure in his tackling and backfield work. He runs so slowly that his interference loses effectiveness...
Stillman, fullback, is an average kicker, but he is apt to fumble and in rushing strikes the line without the force which his weight should warrant. He has not yet learned the duties of a rush line halfback and is uncertain in the backfield...
...Sawin, who has fallen off, however, since the middle of the season, can be called on to punt in emergencies. The principal weakness of the team at present is fumbling kicks--a weakness which gave the Indians their touchdown. Sawin, who is strong on catching punts, plays in the backfield with Daly, and together they are sure to clip off many of Pennsylvania's kicks...
...Daly plays the same game as last year but Reid has fallen off. Kendall is a brilliant line bucker and Sawin dodges well. Warren, Gierasch and Ellis are, in many respects, stronger than the other backs, but do not combine the qualities of a backfield which will be efficient against Pennsylvania, namely kicking, sureness in catching punts and speed in running them back...
...tackle. McCracken has been put at right halfback, where his experience in the guardsback formation makes him a strong runner and interferer. Stebie and Teas have taken Overfield's and McCracken's places at tackle and guard respectively, and Coombs and Reugenberg, once backs, are now the ends. The backfield has been much strengthened by Outland and McCracken, but the tackles are weak and the ends are uncertain...