Word: guard
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Waldo Peirce '08, right guard, prepared at Andover. Last year he played right tackle on the University eleven. He is 22 years old, 6 feet 1 inch tall, and weighs 203 pounds...
Burr was shifted from his former position at guard to tackle early in the season on account of a loss of weight. He quickly became acquainted with his new position and now is one of the best defensive players on the team. He is most valuable to the team, however, on account of his great punting ability. Fish, the other tackle, developed rapidly from the beginning of the season. He was a member of last year's Freshman team, but at first was not regarded as University material. His defensive game is somewhat weak, but he is strong in following...
...Both guard positions are filled by men who played in other positions in past years. Captain Parker was transferred from centre, and W. Peirce was shifted over from tackle. Parker is very quick for a man of his weight, but has been kept out of several games this fall on account of injuries to his back and shoulder. Peirce plays a hard game but is inclined to be over-aggressive. Hear has been developed into a first-rate substitute for Parker's position. The other substitute guards are Brock, Gilmore and Forchheimer...
Bartol Parker '08, captain and left guard, prepared at Milton Academy. He has played centre for Harvard for the past three years. He is 22 years old, is 5 feet 11 inches tall, and weighs 231 pounds...
Francis Hardon Burr '09, left tackle, prepared at Noble's School and at Andover Academy. For the past two years he has played left guard on the University team. He is 21 years old, 6 feet 2 inches tall, and weighs 187 pounds...