Word: losses
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...team showed considerable strength. Frequently the Freshmen were held for downs and were unable for the most part to gain successively. The runners did not follow what little interference could be formed, and the line held weakly, allowing their opponents to break through and tackle the runner for a loss. There was little evidence of team-play, nor did the men help along the runner, when tackled, to any appreciable extent, few players seeming to know where the ball...
...practice yesterday was far from encouraging, as the scrub scored twice on the first eleven, but this was due to some extent to the loss of Pierce and Upham, who have been taken on the University squad...
...University eleven in practice yesterday afternoon was fast and effective. A noticeable improvement in team play resulted in several long gains and the scoring of three touchdowns against the second. The first and second elevens each fumbled once, but in neither case did the fumble result in the loss of the ball...
...shows a gain of 65 over the registration at the corresponding date last year, and a gain of 15 over the final registration of last year. The three departments under the Faculty of Arts and Sciences show a gain of 27 over the corresponding figure of last year, a loss of 37 in the College and of 19 in the Scientific School being more than offset by the remarkable gain of 83 in the Graduate School. It should be borne in mind that technical questions of registration and classification in these departments tend to obscure the significance of the variations...
...scored a touchdown and a safety. The play was not always satisfactory and at times remarkably bad, but the dash and drive of the team indicated possibilities of development that have not even been suggested before. Six fumbles in the first half alone, five of which resulted in the loss of the ball, contributed to the smallness of the score. Poor holding of the line and unsteady starting of the backs were among other bad features, but considering the practice as a whole, it was the most encouraging of the season...