Word: fasting
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...they have usually been so proficient. Then the team went down to Annapolis and narrowly escaped defeat at the hands of the Navy team, Nourse running sixty yards with a fumbled ball for a tie score, 6 to 6. The Brown team was defeated 6 to 2, in a fast game in which Harvard completely outplayed its opponents, and from the Brown game on, the improvement in the University team has been constant. The Carlisle Indians were unable to hold it at all, and were scored on three times. Last Saturday Harvard and Dartmouth proved very evenly matched...
...selection of men for the backfield. Of the backs, Corbett, Kennard, Smith and Ver Wiebe never played behind the line before, and Cutler, at quarterback, is new to his position. The present set, Corbett, White and Ver Wiebe, or Kennard in case Burr does not play, is strong and fast. White and Ver Wiebe play hard, aggressive games and are both good line plungers. Corbett and Leslie, who alternate at left halfback, have proved the best ground gainers, and their running through a broken field is particularly good. Kennard's kicking ability makes him first choice for fullback...
...guards, Hoar and Dunlap, are strong players. In case the injury which Dunlap received in the Dartmouth game does not allow him to play, Withington will fill his place. Withington is one of the most aggressive players on the squad, and despite his light weight, plays a hard, fast game...
...Eleven of the squad, accompanied by Coaches Haughton, Daly, Kernan and Kersburg, went to New Haven this morning, and held an hour's secret practice on Yale Field this afternoon. The work consisted mainly of punting and catching kicks. Despite recent rains the field is in satisfactory condition, and fast playing is possible. The men took lunch at the training table of the Yale team...
...Yard and down Mt. Auburn and Boylston streets to the Stadium, singing and cheering all the way. After entering Soldiers Field the men went into the Stadium and enthusiastically cheered the members of the team, Captain Burr, Coach Haughton and Trainer Donovan, while the eleven had a short, fast signal practice. Not enough money was subscribed at Monday night's mass meeting to pay the expenses of a band, but the songs were rehearsed with great success...