Word: lighter
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...want of careful or effective interference. Plays were also frequently betrayed by men starting before the ball was passed; new signals had to be given and the progress of the game was retarded. The line showed some improvement but could do no more than hold its own, as the lighter Brown team was quicker on every play and in most cases kept the men too busily occupied with their own positions to be of much assistance in other parts of the line...
...line without fight, not over-reliable ends, easily-broken interference, and unsteady backs are not the elements which compose a successful eleven, yet some-how the team with its many weaknesses. has managed to win all its games so far from much lighter opponents. Slow spasmodic progress has made the present strength of the team a trifle uncertain, but at no time has the eleven displayed any abilities that would justify confidence in its success when matched against an opponent of more than average weight or experience. Both these latter qualities are components of the Brown team, and added...
...game with the United States Military Academy, to be played at West Point this afternoon, will give the first thorough test of the University eleven's strength. All the games played hitherto have been with much lighter opponents, who had comparatively little power of attack or ability in defense; but today the eleven will meet a team of weight almost equal to its own, composed of men of strong physique and considerable football experience. The West Point team, with the exception of three men, is the same as the one which last year kept Harvard from scoring until the last...
...playing of the team and the many penalties imposed for holding and similar offences amounted to a considerable number of yards. In the second half, the showing was even poorer than it has been in several of the earlier games and the men were easily handled by the lighter Wesleyan players. The line was cut to pieces on every play, and the backs started so unevenly and followed their interference so little that they were frequently tackled for a loss...
...consumed time that could have been used in making a touchdown. Jones was weak at end, and allowed several long runs to pass him. It would be difficult to characterized Hovey's playing at guard. At any rate, he was put out of nearly every play by a much lighter man and was really a handicap to his own team. Barnard, on the contrary, did some very effective work and frequently broke through and tackled for a loss. Meier gained five yards nearly every time he was called upon to take the ball was very reliable on the defense...