Word: center
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...rush line the ends are too slow and their tackling is faulty; in fact this latter remark might be applied to the whole team. The eleven does not tackle well. The line is very much crippled by the loss of their center and it looks as if this were going to be a difficult position to fill...
...though their class eleven would be a strong one. The following candidates are at work under the direction of Captain Forbes: For ends, Putnam, Gray, Horne Cheney and Wright; for tackles, Weed, Newell, Draper, Loring, Day and H. F. Berry; for guards, Jones, Watriss, Walcott, Hale and Lowe; for center, Berry and Hall; for quarter, Neff and Spaleing; for half-backs, Greenough, Green, White, Schoen, and Hubard...
...will make good players of them. White is careless, fumbles badly, and does not use his head enough; he runs well around the end and is hard to tackle. Greenough tackles well and is a hard worker, but needs a great deal of practice. Henry rushes well through the center but never looks where he is going; he punts well, but is not sure. Schoen tackles well; he is a good dodger and a hard man to stop, but his work is very uneven. Green lacks confidence, but has the making of a fine half...
...line as a whole is slow to get through, and large holes are constantly made in it, especially through the center. There is a lack of sump in the work of the men, and they waste a good deal of energy sparring with each other. The ends tackle fairly well, but allow themselves to be blocked off. Newell and Weed are doing good work; Newell is rushing well and tackling in his old form. Weed tackles well, but attempts to cover too much ground...
...principal candidate for center rush at Yale-taking it for granted that Ferris will not play-is Coxe '91, weight 204 pounds...