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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...American. The rugby game is undoubtedly more open. The running and passing and frequent kicking giving opportunity for good individual work, allowing the spectators to see just where and how the ball is handled. The frequent changes of position and the ease with which the ball may be carried half the length of the field without any decided loss or gain to either side, seems strange to those accustomed to the American game...
...game on Saturday Dalhousie kicked off to Halifax. On an exchange of punts, several scrimmages, and good passing, Halifax carried the ball to Dalhousie's 15-yard line. Here a try for a field goal failed. Neither goal line was threatened again during this first half. In the second half Halifax played aggressively and scored in two minutes of play, but a forward pass was claimed and the ball brought back to the 10-yard line. Dalhousie then rushed the ball to Halifax's goal line, where Halifax fell on it for a safety. Dalhousie' scored a moment later...
Several causes contributed to this defeat. The attack did not come up to expectations and wore itself out in the first half. Other causes were the fumbling at critical times and the weakness of the three centre positions. The play was extremely ragged, each side losing the ball twice on fumbles, one of which was fatal to Harvard. Many other fumbles which were recovered were costly to both elevens. The rules regarding offside play and holding were strictly enforced by the officials, Pennsylvania's penalties aggregating a distance equal to the length of the field, while Harvard was set back...
...yard line, helped by two 5-yard penalties for Torrey's aggressiveness, and Burr kicked the goal which tied the score, few doubted that the Harvard team had begun to play its game and would keep Pennsylvania on the defense for the rest of the time. During the first half this was true as far as the latter team's ability to gain was concerned, but Harvard's attack was met with such a strong opposition that three times, after rushing well into its opponents' territory, the University team lost the ball twice on downs, and once on a fumble...
...strong game and stopped several plays. Near the end of the game he was taken out and replaced by Nichols. Lockwood proved fast on the offense and once outran Stevenson and threw him on an end run. He received a hard blow on the elbow in the second half and Guild, who took his place, proved stronger on the defense. Starr ran the plays off fast, and as usual was a great help to the runner, but his judgment was in two or three cases rather questionable. His work in the backfield was very good, especially as the opposing ends...