Word: forward
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...shell will be sixty feet long, as against sixty-three feet, the length of last year's shell; its beam will measure twenty-three inches; its depth will be nine and three-quarters inches, and it will weigh 250 pounds. The shell is of Spanish cedar and is fuller forward on the gunwale than the last boat. It will be filled out on the beam to make up for the decrease in its length...
...Yale team were responsible for the very low score made by the University team. The men fumbled badly and at times passed poorly, although the general character of the team play was good. Hanavan, at right guard, played a good game and Smith also played well at right forward. The only goal thrown from the floor for Harvard was a good distance shot by K. Smith in the second half...
...ball. His efforts in this respect, however, have sometimes made him leave his opponent uncovered and this permitted the other team to score goals that should have been prevented. Bigelow, who is now at left guard, also plays a strong game. Grant, who has been put in at left forward only within the past week, throws, well, but is backward in getting into the play. K. Smith, at right forward, passes fairly well, but is weak in his throwing. Since the return of the team from the New York trio. Randall has been at centre. He has so far failed...
...ball reaches the vicinity of the goal and thus makes difficult a throw which, had it been made in the first place from a distance, would have been comparatively easy. With the exception of Grant, who has been taken from the Freshman squad and is now playing right forward, the men all throw baskets poorly. Grant is accurate on basket-throwing, but is inclined to be backward in getting into the play. K. Smith has been put back at left forward where he is playing a steady game. At left guard Bigelow, who has replaced Fosdick, is playing a strong...
...Brown game, when he threw ten of the twenty-one goals scored. He covers poorly, and during the last half of a game invariably lacks speed. On the jump-off he is first to touch the ball, and in this should be valuable tonight. Linehan, at right forward, passes well and is a fairly good shot at goal, although during the past two weeks his ability has greatly deteriorated off in this respect. His tendency is to fumble the ball and stay too close to his opponent, who thereby is able to prevent his shooting for goal. Henderson, at left...