Word: fault
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...touchdowns, kicked 29 goals from touchdowns and 2 goals from the field, making a total of 254 points. There were scored against Harvard 24 points, 4 touchdowns and goals, two of which resulted from fumbles and 2 from blocked kicks near the goal line. Fumbling was the greatest fault of the team throughout the season, as the ball was lost on this account 25 times, often within a few yards of a touchdown. Harvard lost the ball 9 times for holding or offside play and 12 times on downs. Harvard secured the ball on downs 10 times and forced opponents...
...handling the ball the improvement of the players has been noticeable. Consistent practice in the receiving of punts and the increasing carefulness of the players have almost entirely corrected the fault of fumbling...
...handling the ball the improvement of the players has been oticeable. Consistent practice in the receiving of punts and the increasing carefulness of the players have almost entirely corrected the fault of fumbling...
...fairly evenly matched. The Weld have had fewer changes made during the season than the Newell crews and consequently row better together. Also there has been more material to pick from at the Weld, although the first Newell has more experienced oarsmen than the first Weld. The chief fault of the first Weld is its slow, lifeless stroke, which causes the men to hang at the full reach and to lack leg-drive. The first Newell has more snap, but is inclined to slump and to wash out at the finish...
...book is essentially one for reference, rather than for casual reading. In style it is broken and too full of extracts to be easily or pleasantly followed, a fault which is made worse by the scientific manner of treatment that pervades most of the chapters. The remarks on communal forms of poetry are, however, of considerable interest to the general public and should be of value to every student of verse in its primitive forms...