Word: game
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...players, Towery, captain of the Haverford team, will play for Harvard next spring. There will be no fall practice, but directly after Christmas work will begin in the cage in the Gymnasium. Several of the men have been playing during the summer with a view to improving their game...
...eleven defeated Bowdoin yesterday afternoon by the score of 13 to 0. The game was an exhibition of poor football by both sides, with the very occasional relief of good individual play. Several of the men who are suffering from minor injuries, were not allowed to enter the game, and their places were taken by the substitutes. This of course destroyed the team-play to a great extent, but does not excuse poor playing...
...line-men as a whole showed some improvement over their form in the Williams game, especially in charging their opponents and starting with the backs. The lack of dash in the interference, due in part to the absence of Daly, and in part to the irregularity of the backs in starting, was a fault which can be corrected only with the use of more care by the backs in taking their positions. Any advantage Bowdoin had through the aggressiveness of her backs, was more than offset by her weakness in punting. Not only was the centre-rush inaccurate in passing...
...played at left end in place of Campbell, proved himself a valuable man. In addition to his effectiveness under punts, he defended his position perfectly, and tackled strongly. Barnard, who was tried at guard, played well for a man of his weight. Boal is playing his usual powerful game. Lawrence played a fair game except for his old habit of getting off-side, which undoubtedly prevented a large score...
Harvard scored almost immediately at the opening of the game. Although Upton handled Hallowell's kick-off very well, Bowdoin was forced to punt. After one poor pass by Swett, Upton punted out at his own thirty-yard line. Some clever hurdling by the Harvard backfield carried the ball up to the five-yard line where Parker scored through La Ferriere. Sawin missed the goal. During the remainder of the half, the ball changed hands often, without approaching either goal line. Offside play and careless fumbling cost Harvard much distance...