Word: line
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Harvard's scoring has been done for the most part by J. F. Schereschewsky '32, a powerful carrier, who even when tackled throws his body forward and gains several more yards. In the line, Captain R. H. Johnson '31 has proved himself a steady, dependable man at tackle...
Adam Walsh, line coach, gave the linesmen a brief session in charging and blocking practice. He pointed out that Saturday's game was to be decided by the performance staged by the two opposing lines, as both teams have excellent backfields. Coach Walsh also told his men that he expected them to break through the Harvard line and break up Barry Wood's passes. Coach Ducky Pond took charge of the backs in the drill on fundamentals preceding the supervised scrimmage, and pointed out mistakes that had been made in the Princeton combat
...certain however that, after Saturday's performance, Harvard needs a power play which it can use when near the enemy goal line. It is possible that several slight changes will be made in the semi-kick formation which the Crimson has used in its last few games in order to provide Coach Horween's men with a play that will click at the critical moment...
...skull practice, which lasted about two hours. The formations and plays used by Harvard this season were explained to the wearers of the Blue. Coach Adam Walsh, who scouted the Harvard-Michigan game at Ann Arbor, Michigan, explained in detail the strong and weak points of the Crimson line and also discussed the Harvard backs...
...Harvard line withstood the onslaughts of the flashy Eli backfield better than was expected. Parker's broken field running and Crowley's scoring punches were the only Blue attacks which punctured the Crimson defense. The performance of the Harvard ends, W. C. Barton '33 and H. G. Reisner, Jr. '33, and that of I. B. Hardy, Jr. '33 and fullback chiefly marked the Harvard play...