Word: lows
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...have gradually improved on the defensive, but still fail to charge their opponents and lack dash and aggressiveness. They are indifferent to the gains of opponents and are lamentably weak in following the ball. Low and hard tackling is the exception rather than the rule. The offense has only recently been taken up in a systematic manner and it is consequently still ineffective. The backs run slowly and interfere high and the linemen fail to open holes cleanly and at the proper time. The plays are slow and loose and lack the force which would exist if every...
Pennsylvania scored on a pretty dropkick from the 20-yard line. For Harvard, Stillman played an excellent game, punting well, and running low and hard. He kicked six out of seven goals. Hersey was a good ground gainer, and Graydon did well at guard, often breaking through and tackling the runner for a loss. Clarke played a low and hard game...
...innovation introduced was practice in lunging. The men stood in line and at the signal of a pistol shot lunged forward at full length. It is expected that this new mode of practice, though somewhat tardy in its introduction, will be of service to the linemen when playing low on the defense. In the fifteen minutes of sharp signal practice which followed, a number of new trick plays were tried successfully. After signal practice the first eleven lined up for five minutes against the second team. No scoring was done as the first team kept on the defensive by kicking...
...Indians' defense was decidedly strong, owing to the vigorous and low tackling of all of the line-men. Except on one or two well-executed trick-plays, the Harvard backs were totally unable to gain around the ends, and had to depend upon line-plays. The most successful play for Carlisle was a mass formation outside of tackle, which completely overpowered the substitute tackles in the second half and made uninterrupted gains, especially through Swain...
...play was fast and fairly accurate. Ward took the net as usual and won the first set by sharp volleying and clever placing. In the succeeding sets, Marvin steadied down and from the base line passed Ward frequently. His back-hand stroke was very speedy and his low ground-strokes were effective against Ward's net game...