Word: fasting
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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After the brace taken by the team in practice since the Amherst game, yesterday's showing was disheartening. Particularly so was the lack of team work on the offense. The backs were fast and effective when they started together, but frequently gave away the play, On the defense the men were slow in smashing up interference on fake plays, three of these plays being used by Wesleyan for a total of 45 yards. By being off-side and holding, the University team was penalized 25 yards...
Most of the faults were due to poor team work rather than to bad individual playing. Marshall was back at quarter and played a fast game. LeMoyne punted well, making one kick of 55 yards...
...more are needed daily. Long distance runners for the cross-country team are especially urged to come out, whether they have had any previous experience or not. The squad practices on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5 o'clock. This week as soon as enough men warrant it, a fast and a slow squad will be formed...
...offense the University of Pennsylvania played an exceedingly fast game, gaining at will through all parts of their opponents' line. The State College was entirely outplayed and made but one first down. There was little fumbling, in spite of the muddy condition of the field. The feature of the game was a run of sixty yards through a broken field from the last kick-off, by Smith, the University full-back, which nearly resulted in a touchdown. The halves were twenty and fifteen minutes respectively...
...gains, mostly through Bloomer, Morton and Roraback. The Springfield backs were invariably stopped, however, by the Yale back-field, Metcalf, Mitchell and Bowman, whose deadly tackling formed the strongest feature of their team's defense. Yale's attack was powerful; the first three touchdowns being made by a fast rushing game. The final touchdown was made by Rafferty, who caught Yale's quarterback kick on Springfield's 2-yard line. The halves were twenty and fifteen minutes in length...