Word: hardding
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...practice yesterday was hard and satisfactory. In spite of the slippery condition of the field, no one was hut. The wet ball, however, aggravated the old habit of fumbling. Daly and Hallowell were again in the game, but did not play throughout the practice. Fincke again played well, but is of course below the standard of Daly. The whole team tackled poorly, and failed to follow the ball, and the backs were still slow. The forwards, however, started more quickly than on Monday. The line will soon be in its final shape with Boal able to play. He will take...
Except for the usual stiffness after a hard game, the whole football squad is in good condition. Boal was able to run through signals yesterday without any trouble, and unless he meets with new injuries, he will be able to play in the Pennsylvania game. Daly and Hallowell were given a day's rest. Although yesterday the work was rather light, owing to the stiffness of the players, the practice today will be long and hard...
...when the ball was lost on four downs and twice when he should have allowed kicks to cross the line, Daly's generalship was excellent. His clean tackle of Metoxen in the first half saved the eleven from one more touchdown against them, aside from its merit as a hard tackle...
...defense, and, except for Metoxen's 40-yard run through Lawrence, they rarely failed to tackle the runner in plays directed at them. Campbell and Hallowell played fast football, and the latter was invaluable for his punting. Fumbling was the striking weakness in Harvard's game. Gierasch worked hard, but did not prove as brilliant a runner as was expected and his fumble was as costly as it was inexcusable. Ellis was the only back upon whom reliance could be placed at all times. His ground-gaining, especially on a new formation with Donald back of the line...
Ward won the match by steady, even playing and excellent judgment. Although Roche played a much more brilliant game and continually passed Ward by hard smashing, he was erratic, and lost the match from unsteadiness in returning Ward's strokes within the court. Both men played a close net game...