Word: linemen
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...line-up, the great defeat of the first eleven's offensive play was lack of team work. The linemen were not aggressive enough, and did not charge together. They failed, also, to pull the runner along effectively, and were rather weak in opening up holes, especially on the left side of the line. The runners were slow in starting and did not hit the line with enough force. The interference, though at times good, was very erratic. On defensive play the most noticeable fault of the first team was the slowness of the ends in getting down the field under...
Harvard's playing showed the best team work of this year. Every man got into the play, and the linemen were especially effective in helping the runners along. The backs kept their feet remarkably well and often dragged almost the entire Carlisle team with them several yards. The interference on end runs was effective, and was closely followed by the backs, but the excellent work of Carlisle's ends prevented long end gains. The interference which formed for Kernan's 50 yard run was the best this season. Harvard, however, had many faults which would have resulted seriously against...
...work yesterday was light, consisting of practice in punting and catching kicks for the backs, and running down under kicks for the ends and linemen, followed by signal practice for fifteen minutes. After the signal practice the first eleven lined up against the second. The positions on the first were mostly filled by substitutes, and the second was able to score a touchdown on a tackles-back formation after a few minutes of play...
...practice yesterday showed a slight improvement. The first eleven played more spiritedly and was able to gain repeatedly through the line, but fumbled considerably. The gains were, however, due to individual efforts rather than team play. In the preliminary work the linemen were given practice in tackling, warding off and dodging, while the ends and backs went through signal practice. Campbell was out and coached the men but did not play. Bowditch did light work only. He is getting into good condition and will be able to play next week. Randolph, Robinson, Sugden, Meier, J. T. Jones, and Wright...
...part of the time was spent in the elementary work which should have been learned early in the season. The men were lined up and given twenty minutes practice in falling on the ball. The candidates for the back-field were put through practice in catching punts, and the linemen in starting with the ball. After this elementary work, the first eleven was put through signal practice. This signal practice was gone through slowly at first, to get the men sure of their places in the various plays; but afterward the plays were carried out at full speed. In this...