Word: defeated
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...most part of new men, only four men of last year's first team are playing this year. The team is very heavy, however, averaging nearly 220 pounds from tackle to tackle, and has made an unusually good record in its games thus far. Dartmouth's only defeat was by Princeton three weeks ago, 17 to 0 and last week Dartmouth ran up a score of 30 to 0 against Amherst. The Harvard-Dartmouth game last year was exceedingly close, Dartmouth leading until the last five minutes of play but finally being defeated...
...when compared to what it has been heretofore, showed marked improvement in nearly every way, it was plain to be seen that the team was startlingly weak in many particulars, and against heavier and stronger opponents must have either taxed its resources more severely or suffered a possibly severe defeat...
...eleven ran up substantial scores and gave promise of developing into a fast and effective team. The new men showed up well, and it became evident that there would be considerable competition for many of the positions. The game with the University of Maine on October 3 and the defeat by Andover a week later showed an unexpected but very decided slump, and those characteristics which have been and are today the weak points of the team then made their first appearance. Chief among the defects is the lack of fight when the opponents are carrying the ball, which...
...most spectacular games ever played on Soldiers Field, the University eleven last Saturday barely escaped defeat by the Carlisle Indian School team, the final score being, Harvard 12, Carlisle 11. Until the last 15 minutes of play the Indian team led, and even after the University had secured a lead by scoring two touchdowns, seriously threatened to score again...
Since the overwhelming defeat by Andover last Saturday, the Freshman team has made but little improvement. In the attack a somewhat greater speed and aggressiveness has been partially offset by fumbling, and the defense is still very weak...