Word: getting
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...individual work of the members, all have shown plenty of fight and willingness to learn, but a surprising inability to get over old habits of slowness and clumsiness. Hall, right end, is a hard and intelligent worker and covers his end of the line very well, except for a tendency to go in at line plays too soon and thereby to leave the field clear for any sort of fake around his end. He is a hard tackler, but often overruns his man in going down under a punt. Practically the same faults are to be found in Sargent...
...Athletic Committee, as a result of discussion regarding the winter sports, the following motions were made: First, that between December 1 and April 1 no athletic team representing the University be allowed to take part in contests at such a distance away from Cambridge that it cannot get back that same night; second, that on account of lack of previous notice, the above rule be suspended for the year to such extent as shall seem wise to the Committee. These two motions were discussed and laid on the table. It was moved, also, and voted, that the proper representatives...
...first Weld are good oars, but owing to the small number of times they have rowed together the crew as a whole is not up to the standard of the first crew of last year. The blade work is fairly good, but the men do not seem to get any drive to their strokes. In addition to these faults the recovery is too slow and there is a tendency to rush the slides...
...touchdown by Nichols on a 40-yard run early in the second half and a goal by Marshall completed Harvard's score. During the last 15 minutes of play the ball did not get nearer than 35 yards to either goal. The University eleven had the ball on its own 48-yard line when time was called...
...yard line to the 35 yard line. Shay went through the line for 9 yards and then kicked to Harvard's 44-yard line. After Nesmith had been thrown back 3 yards, Noyes called for a kick. Carrick's pass was bad, and LeMoyne was unable to get the kick off in time and had to fall on the ball on the 30-yard line. On the next play he punted and Amherst ran back the kick to her own 52-yard line. Amherst made several gains, one through Coburn for 6 yards, but was finally forced to kick. Hurley...