Word: manned
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...average, but which met a team even cleverer and more determined than themselves when they tried to pull another game out of the fire in the second half. It was a source of the keenest delight to the Harvard stands to see men substituted from time to time, one man here to score the field goal, another there to bolster up the defence, and still another to meet Yale at their own punting game and drive them back from the goal line. This is a feature of tactical football which has been conspicuously lacking in recent years...
...believed firmly in their own ability to keep ahead of the other team and their confidence has been of the sort that breeds success. Under the able direction of an acting captain who fulfilled his position splendidly they fought hard and cleanly, they were never caught unprepared, and each man responded with his supreme effort when called upon to do his part. Harvard is proud of every man of them...
...without adding one word of the keenest regret. To have given three years of splendid service to Harvard with a fourth well under way as a captain in every sense of the word and then to be deprived of the very thing most desired is a bitter disappointment. No man has deserved more than Captain Burr the pleasure and thrill of leading a team to victory. His has been the spirit of that team from the very first game to the last. It was wise, however, not to let him play as his shoulder was in such condition that...
...Haines '10 L.S., left end, plays a very fast, strong game. His work with the forward pass and ability to follow the ball, make him a valuable man for the team. He is not good at dodging interference, however, and has frequently been found for short gains...
...Johnson '10, quarterback, while not as good as Corey in mixing up his plays, surpasses him in ability to run back punts. He is particularly skillful with the forward pass, rarely fumbles and his work in helping the man with the ball is excellent. He does not always use good judgment in the selection of his plays...