Word: heavier
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Yale's team is a trifle the heavier, but its advantage in this respect will be lessened by the superior aggressiveness and snap that has been manifested recently by the Harvard eleven. Both teams are in excellent condition...
...Seniors had nearly three teams on the field. After long preliminary work and signal practice, there was a line up between the first and second teams. The first team was much the heavier and had no difficulty in breaking through the second's line. On center and tackle plays the backs started quickly, but on end plays the first team was several times thrown back for a loss...
...line by Reynolds, for the Freshmen, and a 35-yard run around right end by Smith on a fake kick, for St. Paul's were the noticeable features of the game. In the line the teams were evenly matched, but in the back-field the Freshman eleven was the heavier and stronger. The St. Paul's team was not once able to make its distance by straight rushing. The playing of the Freshmen in the first half was listless, and as a result there was no scoring; but in the second half the team played swiftly, and with large...
...touchdowns, the loss of two touchdowns that Harvard should have made. Although the play of the eleven, when compared to what it has been heretofore, showed marked improvement in nearly every way, it was plain to be seen that the team was startlingly weak in many particulars, and against heavier and stronger opponents must have either taxed its resources more severely or suffered a possibly severe defeat...
...still too early to judge definitely of the football prospects at the University of Pennsylvania, but from present indications the team will be heavier, and probably much stronger than any in recent years. Eight members of last year's team are again available, and a large squad of candidates are competing strongly for the remaining positions. Bennett, of last year's team, and Smith are now filling the fullback position, Reynolds, of the 1901 eleven, is again playing halfback, and Mitchell, Pickarkski, Metzger, Taylor, McCabe and Torrey are occupying their former places in the line. Fox, of last year...