Word: buckers
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...this season's team, and leaves none who have played in a steady or dependable manner this year. Hollingsworth, Barnard and Lee are all of about the same degree of mediocrity. Of the Freshman eleven, the only guard of promise is Graydon, who is a hard rusher and line-bucker...
...last year, and Lawrence has overcome the tendency to lose his head and is now a very steady player. Campbell has adjusted himself to the team more easily than any of the new men, and Daly plays the same game as last year. Kendall is a brilliant line bucker and Sawin dodges well, and Ellis's strength is in line plunging, although he is apt to fumble...
...backs are well up to the standard, though in the harder games already played, they have not shown the strength in line bucking which was expected on account of their weight. McBride has maintained his reputation as a punter and line bucker, and it is largely to his careful coaching and management that the excellent development of the team...
...team, have overcome the tendency to lose their heads and are now very steady players. Campbell has adjusted himself to the team more easily than any of the new men. 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...
...change. Haughton would then play tackle on the offence, while on the defense Mills would go back to his regular position. By this plan Harvard would be practically as strong in the line on the offensive, while behind the line Mills shows all the qualifications of a hard line-bucker. There was also a reversal of positions among the substitute ends, Richardson and Bull changing places...