Word: eleven
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...largest crowd of the season gathered on Jarvis field, Saturday afternoon to see Harvard defeat Wesleyan. The team played with more life than usual, especially in the second half, and succeeded in scoring sixty-four points against the visiting eleven. The rush line work of the eleven. The rush line work of the eleven was good, and the tackling and blocking were the most effective seen this year...
...forced close to Wesleyan's line, but lost for off-side play. Saxe stopped Hall's punt, and Dean and Cumnock dropped on the ball. Lee found the hole made for him by Cumnock, and scored at 3.42. Saxe kicked the goal. Score 26-0. At this point the eleven braced wonderfully, and during the rest of the game completely outplayed their opponents. The ball had scarcely been put in play, when Dean broke through the line, secured the ball on Peck's pass, rushed half the length of the field, hotly pursued by Slayback, and scored a touchdown...
...improvement in the work of the eleven as shown by the Wesleyan game is very gratifying. It was the last and by far the best of the practice games and promises well for the success of the team in the championship games. The chief criticism to be made of the playing Saturday has been called forth by every recent game, namely, that it takes much too long for the men to settle down to steady work. During the first twenty minutes there were many fumbles and poor passes, the team work was ragged and ineffective, and there was consequently little...
Saturday afternoon at Exeter the freshman eleven won a game which was loosely played on both sides. Exeter's game was especially unsteady, while the work of the freshmen at times was execrable. Their tackling could hardly have been poorer, while there was hardly any attempt at blocking off. The rushers were slow in dropping on the ball, but they got through well, and showed considerable snap. The half-backs played a fair rushing game, but their tackling also was high and anything but effective. Johnson as full-back played a fine rushing and kicking game, and he and Kendricken...
...candidates for the freshman eleven will be on the Divinity field at 3.30 sharp, the following men will be ready to play Cambridge at 4 o'clock: Davis, Slade, Brice, Dunn, Parker, Chew, Miller, Kendriken, Fairchild, Bisbee, Collamore, Post...