Word: highly
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...first eleven started in to play well against the second, but the faults which have been their chief obstacles in the games this fall soon appeared and prevented them from scoring. All through the practice, the line played too high and consequently placed itself at a disadvantage. It also failed to charge as soon as the ball was passed and so made poor openings. Thus every play was a confused scrimmage with only the greater weight to determine which way the mass should fall. This method proved sufficient to enable the first team to force the ball slowly down...
...score of 23 to 0, the eleven won an easy, but interesting game from Bates on Saturday, the superior weight of the Harvard line making the fast play of Bates ineffective. But although the high score was due in large measure to the difference in weight, it was also partly accounted for by the increased strength evidenced in Harvard's offensive play. Long end runs marked the game, and varied the usual line plunging tactics. On the defense, however, the eleven was not nearly so strong. Quick tandem plays and simple tricks were used by Bates to advantage...
With an almost entirely new team in the second half, Harvard scored two more touchdowns. A punting game was played to advantage, as Stillman's punts were long and high and Bates was weak in catching them. On a fumbled punt Harvard go the ball in mid-field. Matthews took the ball from King in the scrimmage, and carried it behind the goal posts, but was called back because the referee's whistle had blown before he got the ball. Lindsay, Meier and Stillman then made repeated gains through the line, and Lindsay scored the touchdown on a long plunge...
...wetness of the ground should have made the Harvard team doubly powerful, owing to its superior weight, but the line played too high and thus sacrificed any advantage it might have had. Although the plays were hard and fast enough in the open, the backs did not put dash and vim into their work when nearing the goal line and consequently lost opportunities to score...
...principal weakness of the Harvard team was in the guard positions where Hovey and Shea by playing too high were unable to make holes for the backs and to stop the Bowdoin attack. Graydon made some good gains but his fumbling was the worst feature of the game; he also failed to prevent the opponents' backs from hurdling the line. Jones's playing at left end was encouraging but in getting down under punts he several times over-ran his man. Marshall gave indications of the return of his last year's ability and throughout the game, until relieved near...