Word: line
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...keenest delight to the Harvard stands to see men substituted from time to time, one man here to score the field goal, another there to bolster up the defence, and still another to meet Yale at their own punting game and drive them back from the goal line. This is a feature of tactical football which has been conspicuously lacking in recent years...
...breaking the record made by G. Haskins of Pennsylvania last year, by 55 1-5 seconds. H. Jaques, Jr., '11 finished third in 34 minutes, 20 seconds, also beating last year's record. The pace set by Dull of Michigan was very fast and soon after the start the line of runners extended a quarter of a mile along the course. The leaders, however, kept well together until a steep hill was reached, two miles from the start. Here H. H. Howland of Technology took the lead, closely followed by Jaques and Young. This order was maintained for the first...
...first and last, than almost any team on record. On the other hand, no Harvard team in our memory has started the season with a squad of as little real football experience as this one. It is by no means unique to have a Harvard captain on the side lines, such being the case in 1894 and 1905. It is unparalleled, however, to find a team, deprived of its captain, who at the time was the mainstay of the line as well as the life and spirit of the team, wheel about, and accepting their handicap with superb determination...
Average weight of team--183 pounds; average weight of line--190 1-2 pounds; average weight of backs--174 pounds; average height--5 feet 11 inches; average age--20 years...
Average weight of team--183 pounds; average weight of line--194 1-2 pounds; average weight of backs--180 pounds; average height--5 feet 11 inches; average age--21 years...