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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Harvard's attack was in the first half totally inadequate against a powerful rush line like Yale's and secured but one first down; and the failure of the few end plays tried was to be expected from the lack of effective interference as well as from the uncertainty of footing on a slippery field. In the second half, by the hardest kind of individual work and an occasional welding together into something like effective team play the eleven made short but consistent gains. The defense, excellent throughout except in kick formations, taxed Yale's superior offensive strength...
...team. He gained Harvard's only first down in the first half practically unaided, and made the most and longest gains in the second. His brilliant tackles were the most spectacular plays of the game and time after time stopped Yale's attacks on all parts of the Harvard line. Mills, too, played a brilliant game. His tackling in the open and his work in the secondary defense left little to be desired. Sperry had few chances to carry the ball, but he was reliable in defense and his kicking was thoroughly creditable in view of poor defense and unreliable...
Roraback kicked off to Randall who brought the ball back 18 yards to Harvard's 28-yard line. Mills failed to gain at centre and Sperry tried left end but was thrown by Shevlin for a loss of 5 yards. Sperry punted to Yale's 47-yard line and Rockwell ran the ball back 10 yards. Flinn on his first try failed to gain through Derby, but on the next went through him for 3 yards. Morse got 6 yards through Brill, and then, with Bloomer back, made 2 more, to Harvard's 41-yard line. Hogan made 2 yards...
Matthews went in for Randall and Shevlin ran in the kick-off 33 yards from his 5-yard line. Hoyt was thrown by Sperry without gain, and Flinn made 5 yards through centre on a fake kick. On a quarterback run around Montgomery, Rockwell gained 11 yards. Yale was then forced to punt and Starr ran the ball back 10 yards to Harvard's 25-yard line. Harvard, in turn, had to punt and Hoyt, catching the ball at Yale's 45-yard line, was downed in his tracks by Montgomery. Derby was then taken out and Parkinson went...
Average weight of team--186 pounds; average weight of line--200 pounds; average weight of backs--169 1-2 pounds; average height--6 feet; average age--22 years...