Word: line
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...official programme for the game today has been published by the Yale University Football Association. Besides the line-up, the score-card and statistics of the Harvard and Yale elevens, the programme will contain illustrations of the two teams, of teams from both universities in former years, of the captains and managers of the elevens this year, and of prominent athletes of the past. In addition to these will be a number of illustrations of the buildings and surroundings of Harvard and Yale...
...tackle positions formerly occupied by Cutts and Blagden, left guard where Lee played, Campbell's old position at left end, Ristine's place at right halfback, and centre, played last year by Sargent and Greene. The greatest need was immediately felt for heavy, active, aggressive men for the line positions, but there seemed to be no one who could satisfy all the requirements or come up to the standards set by the previous players. Among the men who had been substitutes on the team in former years were: Wright, Jones and Knowlton, tackles; Burgess, Clark and Matthews, ends; Daly, quarterback...
From tackle to tackle the line has been almost impenetrable, while the end positions, though a source of weakness at the beginning of the year, have at last been filled by exceptionally good men. The backs have proved themselves to be strong on the defense and consistent ground gainers, owing to the fact that they follow their interference accurately and play well together...
Captain Chadwick has remained at left halfback, a position which he has filled for the last three years with marked ability. He is fast and aggressive, a hard tackler and a reliable runner both on end runs and line plunges. With Captain Chadwick behind the line are Bowman and Metcalf, who, notwithstanding the fact that they are somewhat under the average weight of Yale backs, have made up for this deficiency in weight by their admirable offensive play. Bowman is a punter of extraordinary ability, combining in his kicks both distance and accuracy. Rockwell at quarterback is a good...
Both teams are in good physical condition and in weight are about evenly matched, Harvard being somewhat the heavier in the back-field and Yale in the line. As Harvard has defeated Pennsylvania and Yale has beaten Princeton, the game today will determine the football supremacy for the season...