Word: fisher
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...line-up was as follows: HARVARD YALE Fitton, g. g., Douglass Furber, r.f.b. r.f.b., Barnes Greenidge, l.f.b. l.f.b., Henderson Pattison, r.h.b. r.h.b., Fisher Brooks, c.h.b. c.h.b., Gibbs Tarnowsky, l.h.b. l.h.b., Wallace Tuttle, r.o.f. r.o.f., Gilman Wright, r.i.f. r.i.f., Creevy Lamont, c.f. c.f., Milliken Barnes, l.l.f. l.i.f., Ferry Eldridge, l.o.f. l.o.f., Gilman...
...Crimson likewise opened her season successfully on October 6 against Rhode Island State, winning 35 to 0. The visitors failed to show anything in the way of an offensive and Fisher took the opportunity to test his substitutes. The play therefore was distinctly individual and lacking in co-ordination...
...Saturday when it invaded the Stadium and forced Harvard to a 6-6 tie. The giant Crimson line was badly outplayed, and what was more, outfought. Harvard even, lost the ball on downs when a yard advance would probably have meant the winning touchdown. The game showed that although Fisher's eleven had potential power, it was at that time woefully weak in actual playing ability...
Holy Cross came next and went down to a 6-0 defeat although the Harvard team play had not materially improved. It was necessary for Fisher to reach the Holy Cross goal line by a special trick play, using Pfaffmann to pass when he was expected to kick. The visitors stopped Harvard's straight attack time and again, and the Crimson forwards still proved unwieldy and at times awkward in carrying out assignments...
...remained for Dartmouth to furnish Harvard a real test, and in that test the Crimson was found wanting. The score, 16-0, told truly the superiority of the Hanover machine. Fisher's line lacked anything resembling a sustained charge and there was no offense worthy of the name...