Word: grounded
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...formations, fewer signals, shorter hours for practice, and a determined effort was made to get rid of the injuries by analysis of the causes which led up to them and eliminating the dangerous methods. In pursuance of this policy there was no playing after dark, no playing on frozen ground, and care was taken to watch the individual players and not play them when they were becoming fatigued. In the first four years the result of this policy was only partially successful. The record shows that there was some improvement over the previous results, Harvard having broken even with Yale...
While not on the ground this autumn and unable to analyze the causes that led to Harvard's fine victory I can only let the results speak. There seems to have been tremendous attention to detail, the utilization of the combined experiences of all of the best players who were willing to give assistance to the team, a wise selection of the valuable features of each one's advice, a system carefully thought out, thoroughly followed and ably administered, of which good sound common sense and co-operation were the ruling factors...
These games are athletic contests on Harvard ground, and as soon as we mention the name of Harvard, we mention thereby its instructors and its officers. In the academic sphere of Harvard, the instructors and officers rank first. Their number is limited and could not under any circumstance take away many seats from...
...this year. Harvard's line was not quick in charging and did not play well together, often starting ahead of the ball and being frequently penalized for so doing. The Harvard backs were unsteady and often slow in starting, and, with the exception of Graydon, seemed unable to gain ground consistently. There was very little interference and even that was broken up because of the weakness of the tackles. To this weakness of the tackles was due Dartmouth's ability to gain through the line, for the centre trio showed a steady and effective defense and helped the rest...
...handled himself awkwardly and did not take care of his opponent. J. T. Jones, who took his place, played aggressively, but not with good judgment. Lawrence at right tackle was not strong in defense and on the offense did not get his opponent out of the way. He gained ground unusually well on the tackles-back play. Bowditch at right end got down well under punts and played reliably. He was too eager, however, and twice caused a loss of 10 yards for offside play. Matthews, who took his place, was fairly capable. Motley was as steady as usual...