Word: impetuses
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...tackled for loss. Harvard's line, on the other hand, was at times forced steadily for small gains. The men played strictly on the defensive and merely did their best to stop Yale's rushes. They got under their man, but the fierceness of Yale's attacks and the impetus with which they plunged into Harvard's line, inevitable carried them forward for small two and three yard gains...
...full-back Haughton's punting with the wind was excellent. His punts were not only long and well placed, but high enough to enable the ends to get down the field. His rushing lacked impetus and on the whole was only fair...
...backs were even slower than usual in starting; they hit the line too high and with little impetus, while their formation of interference was as poor as that of several weeks ago. This was much in evidence, although in this instance it was not so much the fault of the backs as a failure on the part of the line men to block off, when Parker was forced to run 55 yards alone. He broke through the line clearly and eluded the full-back, but was caught and tackled beautifully by Gerrish Newell. Aside from this run and Dibblee...
...proposed to work in this way on Thursdays hereafter. The line men showed greater activity than they have displayed for some time past, but the old former slowness was much in evidence back of the line. The backs could not get started well and the plays lacked impetus...
Later, Dr. Peabody welcomed the men for the Faculty and dwelt upon the great impetus to religious work which the building of the Brooks Memorial House would occasion. This building, he said, would probably be ready for use next year, would be similar to Holden Chapel in appearance and would stand in the corner behind Holworthy and Stoughton and in a line with Harvard and the Chapel. Dr. Peabody dwelt upon the growth of religious life in the University and cautioned the men against thinking that religion was not active here merely because much was not said about it among...