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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...knowing just how much this affected the strength of their team, any comparison of the college teams on the basis of yesterday's score would be misleading. It can be safely said, however, that Harvard played the best game of the season. The work of the eleven was full of snap; the men never stopped playing football except for a short time at the beginning of the second half. The rush line continues to show improvement. The presence of P. Trafford has greatly strengthened the centre and infused a degree of confidence into the whole line which it has lacked...
...visitors Speir, Stagg and Kell did the best work. The playing of Spaulding at full-back was also good; he can be depended upon to kick the ball every time be is expected to do so. The rush line was not so strong as it was expected to be; this was doubtless due in a large measure to the absence of Corbin, and of DeHart who is said to keep his rushers at work as well as any quarter in the country...
...little after the beginning of the half, the play became even more loose. Speir went through a great hole in the line between Heard and Upton and gained about 40 yards. This seemed to arouse the team, and they settled down again. An exchange of punts by the full-backs resulted in Harvard's favor; then Mason got through and forced Speir to lose 15 yards; Spaulding was forced to kick and the ball came to Harvard. Lee began the gaining by a run of 20 yards around the end; Upton followed it with one of the prettiest rushes...
...teams: Harvard, rushers, Cumnock (Mason), Upton (Davis), Shaw (Goldthwaite), Cranston, P. Trafford (Heard), Blanchard, Hallowell; quarterback, Dean; half backs, Lake (Lee) and Corbett; full-back, B. Trafford...
...Rushers, S. Mowry, Burdick, C. B. Storrs, Howland (Marshall, Byron), R. S. Storrs, Diggles, Stagg; quarter-back, Robbins; half backs, Speir (Marshall), Kell; full-back, Spaulding...