Word: hards
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...goes without questioning, but after the first three minutes every spectator almost felt that Harvard was outclassed. Had the men played with the dash they showed in parts of the Brown, the Cornell and the Wesleyan games, they might have won; but they were incapable of it. Harvard, try hard as she would, was not able to get out of that slow gait, while the Pennsylvania men were quick, snappy and ever active. It may be that the Harvard men were not over-trained, but something certainly was the matter...
...game itself, after Pennsylvania had been hard pushed Minds relieved the strain by punting the ball far into Harvard's territory. After exchanges by the fullbacks Pennsylvania resorted to rushing, carrying the ball to Harvard's 5 yard line, where she lost it on downs. A fair catch of Haughton's punt entitled Morice to try for a goal from the field, but he failed. This, however, did not discourage Pennsylvania, for when she had rushed the ball back to Harvard's 25 yard line again Minds succeeded in making a goal from the field on a place kick...
That Coach Woodruff could produce from such new and apparently untried material such a team as now represents Pennsylvania is but another tribute to his ability as a coach and to the principles to which he has adhered in his treatment of the players-hard work all the time all the season, with a slight let up just before the final big games to allow the men to recover from their injuries and bruises...
...practice during the present week has been hard and snappy. No radical changes have been made, and there has been no particular development shown...
Yesterday afternoon the Freshman eleven went through their last hard practice before the game with the Yale freshmen on Saturday. Most of the time was spent in coaching the line on the defensive, particular attention being paid to tackling and breaking up the end interference. After this preliminary practice the first and second eleven were run through signals. The only changes in the line-up were Burnett at left tackle, and Kendall at left halfback. These changes were due simply to the conditions of Brayton and White who were slightly bruised in the Groton game but will be able...