Word: player
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...these years at New Haven there was a system, and a head of that system; a man who was always in New Haven, who had at his fingers' ends every fact, figure, and deduction of every season, who was always available for advice; supremely a football man, both as player and tactician, a natural student of the game, who would ask no better enjoyment in the long winter evenings than the close study of possible developments of play in the light of the previous season's experiences. And so from this established system there came down rules, methods, and policies...
...Next, study their choice of players. Breadth of chest, reach of arms, and exceptional strength around the loins, with the ability to carry one's self in action with the quick co-ordination of the natural athlete, would count tremendously in a man's favor at New Haven, regardless of whether he had ever played football or gave any promise of playing it. At Harvard, on the other hand, the men are given equal chances of demonstrating what they know, or can readily learn, of football per se; and the tendency is unconsciously to favor the present performer...
...Harvard has always remembered Arthur Cumnock's definition of team-play. He said it was the overplus, or surplus, of ability which a player could supply to the team beyond the amount which he needed to do his own work. In other words, it was the extra playing which he could contribute for the assistance of his neighbors, beyond what was required to cover his own position. The definition was valuable for its suggestive quality, but to my thinking it is strictly incorrect, and it illustrates the individualistic tendency which has always shown itself in Harvard football...
Since the beginning of the season Felton, Lewis and L. D. Smith have been far and away the best candidates for the two end positions. After the early games Smith settled down at right end and has improved rapidly into a first-class player, both on the offense and defense, and is also the most successful worker of the forward pass. His rapidity in getting down under kicks and his unerring aggressiveness against an interference have combined to make him invaluable in a game where much headwork is needed in addition to speed and accurate tacking. Lewis, who will start...
...offense and much is expected of them. Fisher, at the other side, was taken directly from the 1912 Freshman team and has never played any other position. Such a record speaks for itself. His charging is fast, low and accurate; this, combined with his weight, makes him a player hard to stop. His work, although not brilliant, is very steady and reliable...