Word: hardes
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Pennsylvania defeated Harvard at football on Soldiers Field Saturday afternoon, for the first time since 1897. The score, 11 to 0, expresses fairly the relative showing of the teams, as the strength of Pennsylvania proved to have been greatly underestimated. The Pennsylvania team won by hard aggressive football, by determination and earnestness coupled with a thorough knowledge of the game, which was in decided contrast to Harvard's utter weakness even in fundamentals. Pennsylvania's team was composed largely of experienced players, whereas the University eleven was an aggregation of individuals, for the most part inexperienced and undeveloped...
...Hard work and plenty of it has characterized the practice of the university football squad during the past week. Eight or ten coaches have been on the field every day and the scrimmage work has been hard and long. Shevlin was moved back to his old position at left end on Monday. Who will take his place at fullback has not been definitely decided upon. Bowman, Owsley, and McCoy are the most likely candidates at present. Secret practice began last Wednesday, no one being admitted to the field until 3.30 o'clock. Although the game with West Point was expected...
...work of the University football squad in secret practice yesterday was hard and snappy, but not especially encouraging. A strong second team was line up to develop the offense of the first eleven, which advanced with difficulty by short gains, and was held twice for downs by the second. Mills played a good attacking game. On the second team, Hanley, Nesmith and Sperry were very steady as the secondary defence. Cunniff took part in the scrimmage, and Montgomery, Blagden, Derby, Meier and Paul were on the field doing light work. Parkinson, who has a slight cold, and Parker, whose ankle...
...scrimmage, the second team kicked off, and Wendell carried the ball in from the 3- to the 15-yard line, where he was tackled hard by Jones. After a few rushes Leary punted, and the second team soon lost the ball by fumbling. The first eleven tried a fake kick on the second's 50-yard line, and Leary ran with the ball to the 15-yard line. On the 8-yard line the first eleven was held for downs. The second team then punted, and the first eleven rushed from the 40- to the 25-yard line, where...
...hard and fast game marked by several spectacular plays, the University eleven defeated the Carlisle Indian School team in the Stadium Saturday afternoon by the score...