Word: linings
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...practice of the Sophomore eleven was short and hard Saturday afternoon. After the backs had practiced punting the men lined up and went through various plays, most attention being given to tackles and ends. The line-up was: Johnson l. e., Jackson l. t., Whitbeck l. g., Bancroft c., Catlin r. g., Homans r. t., Sherwin r. e., Farley q. b., Stowell l. h. b., Davis r. h. b., Brown...
...game between Harvard and the Indian team Saturday afternoon was the most severe test which the Harvard team has played this season. The indians hammered away at the line every time they got the ball, in many instances making their distance on the fourth rush, and hardly ever resorting to a punt. In fact it is safe to say that if they had a good punter back of their stonewall line, and could vary their centre plunging with an occasional end play, they would be second to no team in the country...
Harvard, though hard pressed, showed steadiness in tight places, and Brown's punting often sent the ball to the middle of the field, when a touch down for Carlisle seemed imminent. The feature of the game was the magnificent stand made by the Harvard line in the second half, when the Indians had the ball on the 5 yard line on the first down. For once Metoxen was unable to gain and Carlisle lost the ball on downs...
From this point on to the end of the game the ball was kept most of the time in '98's territory, mainly because of the fine punting of Hallowell. When time was called '97 had the ball on '98's 12 yard line...
...line-up of the two teams was as follows...