Word: broken
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...promising, though somewhat under weight. The work during the past six weeks, however, with the exception of the Columbia game last Saturday, has not been up to Pennsylvania's usual standard. While the backs have shown good ground-gaining abilities, the line has been very weak and easily broken up in nearly every game. The backs, notably Gardiner, have proved themselves to be powerful men, but they fail to receive the necessary support from the line. The principal fault of the team as a whole, is that it is too erratic. At one moment it plays a hard and spirited...
...fumbles--and no team can lose the ball six times this way and expect to win--prevented every attempt to score. The play was interesting always and brought out many exciting runs, which culminated near the end of the game in one of 75 yards by Marshall through a broken field for a touchdown...
...line without fight, not over-reliable ends, easily-broken interference, and unsteady backs are not the elements which compose a successful eleven, yet some-how the team with its many weaknesses. has managed to win all its games so far from much lighter opponents. Slow spasmodic progress has made the present strength of the team a trifle uncertain, but at no time has the eleven displayed any abilities that would justify confidence in its success when matched against an opponent of more than average weight or experience. Both these latter qualities are components of the Brown team, and added...
...University football team to give indications of appreciable improvement is causing a general lack of confidence among those who have been watching the work from day to day. Occasionally the monotony of practices in which fumbling, poor defense and errors of every kind are the only features, is broken by a day of good spirited playing, but these exceptions are few. This whole state of affairs, moreover, is in decided contrast with the situation last year, when at this time the fundamentals of football had been thoroughly drilled into the men and the general development of the team was progressing...
...inexperienced; slowness and weak defensive play are the chief faults. Metcalf and Winslow are being used at quarterback. Metcalf fumbles very rarely and uses good judgment in directing his plays, but at present is in poor physical condition. Both have made some brilliant runs through broken fields in the minor games. Captain Chadwick is the most consistent and reliable ground-gainer on the team, and is playing better than ever before. Hinkle has played left half whenever Chadwick was not in the game. He is perhaps the fastest of the backs, but is weak in defensive work. The candidates...