Word: dartmouth
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...eleven defeated Dartmouth on Saturday by the score of 13 to 0 in a game which aside from being interesting and closely contested, was in many particulars remarkable. Had it not been for Dartmouth's poor judgment in the first half, in relying on her backs, instead of kicking, when a strong west wind was favoring them, the score would doubtless have been different. They were blindly led into this rushing game by finding the Harvard line unreliable during the first few minutes of play. The ball was quickly advanced to the 30 yard line and there Harvard held...
Harvard, on the other hand, availed herself of every opportunity, simply outgeneralling Dartmouth in her knowledge of the game. In the second half, a kicking game was begun at once, and when Dartmouth was forced to punt, her backs were so exhausted that the ball either was blocked or fell short. Inability to catch a punt, on the part of Crolius was also directly responsible for the safety scored during this half...
...Dartmouth backs were better ground gainers than Harvard's. They rushed fearlessly and with a vim and dash that was not in the least characteristic of Dibblee, Haughton and Brown. The Harvard backs did not seem to be together. There was confusion as to the signals, no unison in their starting and oftentimes they were off before the ball was snapped. These faults may be remedied in time, but the running of the backs on Saturday was unmistakable evidence that there has got to be a rapid stride for the better, in their team play. Dibblee worked hard but failed...
HARVARD. DARTMOUTH...
WILL the following men please be at Soldiers Field this afternoon to usher at the Dartmouth game: W. H. Rand, E. Wadsworth, E. G. Burgess. A. B. Emmons, J. H. Lawton, T. M. Hastings, G. H. Scull, A. Adams, A. Davis, G. W. Thompson, E. Boardman. Badges will not be kept after 2.15 p. m. snarp...