Word: linings
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Yale's defense was strong, incomparably stronger than it had been represented, yet even with this unexpected force against them, Harvard's forwards should still have carried the preponderance in their favor. As it was, the line almost to a man played football hardly consistent with their ability, and not one man exceeded his past capabilities, a fact brought out in glaring contrast to the work of the Yale line. The Harvard team undoubtedly had underestimated Yale's defensive strength, and it is also probable that Yale considered Harvard's defensive stronger than it was. It was just this...
Yale played fiercely and made every opportunity count. This was especially true of their forwards, who were not content with stopping plays aimed at them but broke through and often tackled for loss. Harvard's line, on the other hand, was at times forced steadily for small gains. The men played strictly on the defensive and merely did their best to stop Yale's rushes. They got under their man, but the fierceness of Yale's attacks and the impetus with which they plunged into Harvard's line, inevitable carried them forward for small two and three yard gains...
...superiority of a punter was early presented Right here is one of the most remarkable coincidences that has happened in recent football. McBride and Haughton both played best against the wind. McBride is party excusable for his poor kicking the first half, when his position so near the line enabled the Harvard forwards to break through on him repeatedly. During the first half Haughton kicked beautifully and did much to offset for Harvard the disadvantage of having to buck against the wind. In the second, with a high wind and wonderful protection on punts favoring him, his punts were shorter...
...backs were also slow in starting, and when they were off, ran with none of the energy that characterized the work of the Yale backs. Dibblee and Warren, however, both did excellent work under the conditions, and would doubtless have increased the gains, had the forwards prevented the Yale line from getting throught...
...ends, Moulton and Cabot were given little opportunity to break up end plays as Yale nearly always tried the line when they had the ball. They were both a little off their form. Capt. Cabot's weak leg prevented him from getting well down on kicks, with the result that he was often eluded...