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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...University eleven played intelligent football, considering the short time they have had for practice this fall. The Harvard team had the stronger line and the advantage in punting, but the Williams team seemed to be quicker. For Harvard, Captain Foster, Wendell and Lockwood showed to the best advantage in rushing the ball, and Kersburg and Parker in line work, while Captain Waters, Chapman and Elder played the best for Williams...
...score, for neither team could gain this distance consistently. The quarterback kick was successfully used by the University team, but the forward pass was a failure. The neutral zone rule appeared to be a very wise provision, as it made it much easier to follow the plays through the line...
...beginning of the six-minute scrimmage the second team kicked off, Osborne running the ball back 25 yards. With the ball on the first team's 40-yard line, Foster failed to gain and Lockwood made a poor forward pass, the second team securing the ball. After a few short gains, Taylor tried a drop kick for a goal which failed, Foster making a fair catch on the five-yard line. The second team, however, interfered with the catch, so the ball was advanced 15 yards toward their goal. Foster punted to the second's 45-yard line...
...line-up for the scrimmage was: FIRST ELEVEN. SECOND ELEVEN. Kennard, l.e. r.e., Orr Osborne, l.t. r.t., Sibley Gilmore, l.g. r.g., Irving Parker, c. c., Fraser Kersburg, r.g. l.g., Hoar Inches, r.t. l.t., Pell Macdonald, r.e. l.e., Graydon Newhall, q.b. q.b., Taylor Lockwood, r.h. l.h., Lincoln Foster, l.h. r.h., Burnham Apollonio, f.b. f.b., Mason
...punting. The squad now numbers 47 men, and during the past week the candidates have been very thoroughly drilled in all departments of the game. The men have shown considerable speed and understanding of the new rules, and there has been a noticeable improvement not only in the usual line plays, but also in the new forward pass and onside punt to which particular attention has been given. There is every prospect of a strong team, particularly in the backfield, where many men from last year's team are available. An unusually hard schedule has been arranged this year including...