Word: losses
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...game. It was fumbling which gave Yale its first chance for a touchdown; a fumble was largely to blame for the failure to score when the ball was on Yale's 7-yard line, offside lost a number of yards in penalties, and holding once caused the loss of the ball. The game showed that the Harvard players had as good mastery of the individual positions as had Yale, but that without team-work and a strong defense it was useless to hope...
...credit for his able showing against Glass, who filled one of the strongest places in Yale's line. Scarcely a gain was made through this position on the Harvard team, and once at a critical time, Marshall broke through and tackled one of Yale's trick plays for a loss. Barnard bore the brunt of Yale's attack during the larger part of the game and though it was a severe task, did it commendably. Knowlton and Shea proved themselves to be effective tackles, both defensively and in carrying the ball. Putnam made a number of Harvard's gains outside...
...downs Rockwell tried a quarterback kick. Kernan who received the ball was thrown so heavily, by Glass, that he fumbled and Yale's forwards fell on the ball on Harvard's 30 yard line. Bowman was tried around right end but was thrown back for an 8 yard loss by Kernan and Bowditch. On the next play, however, Hogan made ten yards through right tackle. From this point the ball was carried to the 2 yard line by line plunges by Hogan, Chadwick, and Metcalf. On the next down Chadwick was carried over the line for Yale's first touchdown...
...defensive strength of the team, and several times the second eleven was permitted to retain the ball after it had been lost on downs. It was of no avail, however, for once the second team, instead of making even small gains, was thrown back in eight plays for a loss of 10 yards, and again on a long series of rushes could gain but 40 yards. There were few long runs; the three touchdowns scored by the first team were the result of steady line plunging. Mills ran in a kick-off a distance of 50 yards...
...offside play and interference. The Freshman team played sluggishly on the defense, and were unable to take advantage of their opponents' frequent fumbling. The Sophomores, on the other hand, met the Freshman attack with a good charge, and were often successful in throwing the opposing backs for a loss. The work of Metcalf of the Freshmen, and Dall of the Sophomores, was conspicuously good; the former for his excellent punting, and the latter for his fast end running...