Word: hardes
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...stopping the attack, and with the strength of desperation, pounded through Dartmouth's line until the ball was eventually forced behind the goalposts. Even then victory was not assured; but a moment or two later, several long runs resulted in the final touchdown of the game and wrested a hard-won, though not very creditable, victory from what a minute before had seemed like unavoidable defeat...
...University eleven during the past week has not been such as, to arouse any expectations of a high score, and unless there is very noticeable improvement in the work today, a victory over a team which is sure to present so a strong a defense as Dartmouth will be hard...
...spite of the fact that there will be but two more hard practices before the Yale game, the football team yesterday consumed an afternoon in work which, judged even by the discouraging practices which have been only too frequent lately, seemed distinctly retrograde. Today there will be no practice; on next Monday and Thursday the work will be light, and Tuesday and Wednesday of the last week are thus left to correct the faults of a season...
...University football team started on its final series of practices yesterday with an afternoon of hard, severe work. There was a very short preliminary practice in punting and in signals, after which a long scrimmage was held against the second eleven. Little encouragement could be derived from the playing. Except for a brief period in the second half when the team collected itself sufficiently to gain consistently, and forced the ball down the field for the only touchdown of the afternoon, it was clearly outplayed by the second eleven. Big holes were opened continually in the first eleven's line...
...practice yesterday afternoon, the Freshman eleven showed considerable improvement in the spirit and general character of their play. The backs started well together, and ran hard and low, so that four touchdowns were made against the second without much difficulty. The defense, however, still showed an absence of aggressiveness, particularly towards the end of the line-up, when the second made several good gains through the line...