Word: faster
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...score was due partly to unfavorable conditions of weather and field, but also to general lack of ability and aggressiveness on the part of the team. The West Point game, although won by a score of 4 to 0, was practically a drawn battle, as the faster play of the West Point eleven easily offset the University team's advantage in weight. On October 29, the team was defeated by Pennsylvania, 11 to 0, in a game in which the aggressive play of a fast and determined opposing team well grounded in knowledge of the game, made evident the weakness...
...season Shevlin was tried at fullback but it was soon evident that he was not the man for the position and he was again put at end. Instead of having so much weight behind the line, it became the plan of the coaches to develop a somewhat lighter but faster set of backs. The number of this kind of backs was large and it was a considerable problem to select the best men, but the judgment of the coaches in their choice for the Princeton game was clearly shown to be good, as the work of the backfield was little...
...Seniors won the class football championship yesterday afternoon by defeating the Sophomores, 15 to 0. In defensive play, both teams were fairly strong; on the offense, however, the faster backs and more powerful attack of the Seniors proved too strong for the Sophomore line. Both teams were frequently held for downs and punting was frequent...
...defense the University team was frequently thrown back by the lighter and faster Holy Cross team, and only twice during the whole game did the ball go to Harvard on downs. The offense showed some improvement, both in individual and in team play, as a result of the special attention which has been given to it by the coaches during the past week. The punting was encouraging, especially that of Nichols, who made several long kicks against the wind. Sperry's work in kicking also showed improvement. The best punt in the game was made by him in the second...
...Freshman football practice yesterday afternoon consisted of punting for the backs, breaking through, and a short line-up against the second team. In the line-up the first eleven showed considerable improvement and, although the line was slow in charging, the whole team played a faster game than on Saturday. The work of the backs was especially good...