Word: defeats
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Harvard team never came closer to defeat without actually meeting it than did the University eleven in the game with Dartmouth, Saturday afternoon on Soldiers Field. The score was 16 to 6; but a much smaller margin would have more nearly expressed the very slight superiority of the Harvard team. It was really an unusually close contest and up to the last five minutes of play seemed almost certain to end in a victory for Dartmouth. Each team had scored one touchdown, but Harvard had failed to kick goal, and with the score at 6 to 5 Dartmouth was pushing...
...weight, activity, or aggressiveness. Many of the men lacked experience and to develop out of such material a team which would stand the test of championship games was a serious problem to the coaches. The squad was gradually reduced, however, and a team picked which has managed to avert defeat but often with great difficulty. In the games up to this time against much lighter opponents, victories have always been won, but the scores with very few exceptions have been exceedingly low. The principal trouble with the team has been a weak defense and an offense which is disconnected...
...that it is too erratic. At one moment it plays a hard and spirited game and then lapses into the ways of a third rate eleven. Dropping punts, bad fumbling and slow interference are all characteristic of the team at times. These defects were the cause of their defeat by Brown, and were prominent in the game with Annapolis. In these games the men took a decided slump, the line was almost helpless on both offense and defense, and the plays lacked dash and vim. This was due in part to the injuries of the men, as a short rest...
...eleven has met defeat in several games, but has had excellent training throughout the season and will doubtless put up a hard game. End runs have been relied upon for ground gaining rather than tackles back formations, and a few trick plays, notably the quarterback kick, have been instrumental in winning a number of victories...
...view of the close proximity of an important contest, the showing was certainly disquieting. The whole team was remarkably slow, there was practically no interference, and but for the extreme weakness of the second eleven, whose frequent fumbles thwarted any attempts at effectual offensive work on their part, defeat would have been hard to avert. As it was, in a line-up which lasted twenty minutes, the first team was twice held for downs, lost the ball on a fumble, and could score only once on straight plays. Another touchdown was made...