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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Following is the line-up: HARVARD. BATES. Burgess, l.e. r.e., Libbey Parkinson, l.t. r.t., Connor Shea, l.g. r.g., Turner Carrick, c. c. Cullen Coburn, r.g. l.g., Johnson Knowlton, r.t. l.t., Reed Bowditch, r.e. l.e., Cole Noyes, q.b. q.b., Rounds Hurley, r.h.b. l.h.b., Mahoney Nichols, l.h.b. r.h.b., Wright Harrison, f.b. f.b., Briggs...
...football practice yesterday was poor, but slightly better than that of the preceding day. In the line-up the first eleven was able to score three times, chiefly through individual efforts. The linemen charged very high and the heavy men were slow. Captain Marshall went through the signal practice, but did not join in the scrimmage. A new player, Mercer 2M., a former Holy Cross halfback, weighing over 200 pounds, joined the squad and was tried at fullback...
...quickly forced to punt, but recovered the ball on downs. Noyes made a 25-yard run on a fake kick from a direct pass and Harrison carried the ball over. The second score was made by Meier after a number of plays had brought the ball near the goal line. The ball was then given to the second on its 15-yard line, but it was forced to punt and Randall brought the ball back 30 yards with good interference. Schoelkopf made the last touchdown...
...line-up: FIRST ELEVEN. SECOND ELEVEN. Burgess, Bartels, l.e. r.e., Derby, Lane Parkinson, l.t. r.t., Lehmann, Lawrence Shea, Pierce, l.g. r.g., Pell, Barnard Carrick, c. c., Brooks, Upham Coburn, r.g. l.g., Bleakie Knowlton, r.t. l.t., Upton Bowditch, Montgomery, r.e. l.e., Leonard, Goodhue Noyes, q.b. q.b., Elkins Nichols, Randall, l.h.b. r.h.b., Nesmith Hurley, Schoelkopf, r.h.b. l.h.b., Lindsay Harrison, Meier, f.b. f.b., Mercer, LeMoyne
...present, some of the new rules can be discussed only with reference to probability, as their full force has not yet been tested. Of the rules which find more frequent application, the one allowing only four men back of the line when within 25 yards of the opponent's goal would seem to have the most far-reaching effect. As intended, this rule has served to make the play more open and to prevent the continuous pounding of mass plays into the line which has in past years been so wearing on the players and monotonous to the spectators. From...