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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...team, was again eligible to play after two years of ineligibility on account of academic difficulties. Roraback, substitute centre in 1902, and Morton and Batchelder became the leading candidates for centre and left guard; Bloomer early won the position at right guard. To these prominent candidates for the line was later added Miller, a members of the university crew last June...
With the large number of experienced players occupying their accustomed positions, it was possible for the eleven to develop effective team-work early. Except at centre and at left guard, the first line-up, barring such temporary alterations as were caused by injuries to the leading players, has been practically unchanged since the eleven played its first game on September 30. For centre and left guard, Batchelder, Morton and Roraback continued to be the leading candidates. The work of none of these men was altogether satisfactory and Miller, who later became a candidate, was also not of the ability...
...West Point, was Yale scored on. The chances for the Princeton game seemed distinctly to favor Yale. The result was a surprise. Yale's powerful attack was spoiled by disastrous fumbling which cost at least one touchdown and possibly two against Princeton. On the left side of the line Yale's defense fell below expectations. Neither Kinney nor Batchelder were Strong; and Roraback at centre was a disappointment. The backs played with notable effectiveness, both in attack and in the secondary defense. Farmer, whose superior speed and quickness had won him the preference over Bowman at fullback, justified...
...adverse score must not be taken to show that Yale was in general inferior to Princeton. The defense, though not evenly balanced in strength on both sides of the line, was sufficient to prevent substantial gains by Princeton in rushing. The offense showed great speed, strength and team-work, and was at times invincible. Hogan, Bloomer, Shevlin and Kinney were used to advance the ball almost as frequently as the backs, and proved that Yale's offensive game is versatile as well as powerful. With the fault of fumbling eradicated, the Yale eleven is likely to prove not far inferior...
...Yale eleven has shown in its general work this season that it possesses great defensive strength and an attack that is at once varied and powerful. Six members of the 1902 eleven will be in the line-up today. Bloomer has not recovered from the injury sustained last Saturday, and his place today will be taken by Miller; with this exception the men have recovered from the hard strain of the Princeton game, and are physically...