Word: grounded
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...three centre men as interference, made 30 yards before he was stopped by Kernan and Marshall. Chadwick made a yard through right tackle but Yale was penalized for holding and the ball went to Harvard on Yale's 50 yard line. At this point the Harvard team showed better ground-gaining ability than at any other time in the game. The backs, aided by Mills and Knowlton on formation plays, carried the ball 42 yards by short line plunges to within 8 yards of Yale's goal...
From tackle to tackle the line has been almost impenetrable, while the end positions, though a source of weakness at the beginning of the year, have at last been filled by exceptionally good men. The backs have proved themselves to be strong on the defense and consistent ground gainers, owing to the fact that they follow their interference accurately and play well together...
...Both of Dartmouth's scores at that time were made on blocked kicks, so that the score does not truly indicate the extent to which the losing team was outplayed. Dartmouth has developed a remarkably strong back-field, and with an attack which for speed and general ground-gaining qualities is exceptional will present a valuable test of Harvard's defense...
...Junior squad went into the baseball cage and held a long signal practice and lineup. The Seniors, under the coaching of R. Derby '03 and D. D. L. McGrew '03, played a short practice game. The work was very erratic, partly due to the slippery condition of the ground and the consequent difficulty in handling the ball. The Sophomores, after short punting and signal practice, lined up for a practice game...
Nichols, left halfback and captain, sets a good example to the team in the spirit of his playing, and on offense his work is often remarkably good. Although his tackling is hard and low, he fails to cover enough ground on the defense, and is too easily boxed by interference...