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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...opposing eleven did-the line-men depended upon the secondary defense to stop the play, and allowed West Point to gain steadily and with comparative ease. In advancing the ball, the runner made but little effort to follow what interference there was, and until the latter part of the game, Harvard's gains around the ends seldom amounted to more than a yard or two each...
...class clubs. The University Club does not of itself hold debates. It is the administrative body for all the debating interests of the University. Besides having charge of all the debates which Harvard holds with other universities, it also has a general control over the four class clubs. The latter organizations are the active debating clubs of the College. They have two sorts of debates: the weekly club debates, culminating in the class championship contests, occupy the first half year; and during the second half are held a series of debates with outside colleges...
...academic year will be held with Princeton at Princeton, probably on December 12. Princeton will choose the question and Harvard the side. The trials to select the Harvard team will be held during the first two weeks in November. The Yale debate will be held in Cambridge in the latter part of March...
...they continue to improve as expected, seem reasonably sure to have the preference for the championship games are: Holt, centre; Glass, left guard; Goss, right guard; Hogan, right tackle; and Captain Chadwick, left halfback. All five were members of the 1901 eleven, although Glass did not play the latter part of the season. The greatest difficulty for the coaches lies in the choice of the ends and backs. From tackle to tackle the team has been playing up to the usual Yale standard for this part of the season...
...left tackle the competition appears to have narrowed down to Hamlin and Shevlin. The latter is handicapped by inexperience and a tendency towards careless play, but is a more natural player than Hamlin. The two men have alternated about evenly in the games played thus far. The ends are still weak, and the development of the leading candidates has been hindered by injuries. Coffin has played regularly at left end when in condition. His weight has proved valuable in the offense, but he is slow, especially on kicks. At the other end Neal, Hare and Moorhead have been tried. Neal...