Word: halfbacks
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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John Wheelwright Wendell '08, left halfback, prepared at Roxbury Latin School. In 1905 he was left halfback on the University team and last year played fullback. He is 21 years old, 5 feet 9 inches tall, and weighs 177 pounds...
...very fortunate for Harvard that Wendell is able to play at left halfback. The Dartmouth game was his first this fall, as previous to that he had not been allowed to play on account of scholarship deficencies. He runs hard, keeps his feet well, and is the best secondary defensive back on the team. The other back, Rand, is good in offensive work and fights hard for his ground. Frequent gains have been made through his side of the line in the last few games, however. Lockwood and Gilbert are the first substitute halfbacks. Lockwood is valuable on account...
...improvement in team work. Individually, the team is very strong, but until Saturday team work had been lacking. Yale did its best work on line plays. They failed to make a single successful forward pass, but the team work was well nigh perfect. Captain Kilpatrick at left halfback and Mersereau at right tackle were in every play for Yale and, together with Hopkins, were the stars of the team...
...Kilpatrick, captain and left half-back, prepared at Andover, where as captain of the team he played halfback. He is 18 years old, 5 feet 9 inches tall, and weighs 184 pounds...
...Church, right halfback, prepared at Exeter, where he played halfback. He is 21 years old, 5 feet 9 inches tall, and weighs 177 pounds...