Word: playing
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Harvard Freshmen played poor football during the first half. They had no dash, and lined up and started slowly. Only two touchdowns were made in thirty minutes. In the second half, however, they showed a decided improvement and rolled up a total of twenty-nine points in twenty-five minutes of play. Their defense was unexpectedly strong, Pennsylvania being unable to gain at any point. On the offense, Harvard was weak and the large score was due principally to Pennsylvania's poor defense. The Harvard forwards failed to open up holes, and the backs started irregularly. But, on the whole...
Pennsylvania's old guards back formation was useless. It is a play which requires a strong team to back it, and even then it has been proved ineffective against a team of equal strength. The few gains the Pennsylvania players were able to make were on clever trick plays and on a variation of Princeton's old revolving wedge. At one time only did they get the ball within Harvard's 25-yard line, when Wallace ran 30 yards, but then they could make no impression on Harvard's line. In the first half Barnard tried a goal from...
...Harvard and Pennsylvania Freshman elevens will play their annual game on Soldiers Field this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The 'Varsity game in Philadelphia will be reproduced on the field...
...Pennsylvania team, although lacking somewhat in weight, is stronger than any of its predecessors. Weeks, the former Pennsylvania quarterback, has been coaching the team and has done much toward developing swift and aggressive play. Lavino and Schoch are both excellent kickers and line-buckers...
...Harvard graduates and undergraduates are already assembling. The Pennsylvania team is still at Atlantic City and will not return until tomorrow morning. The reports here are that they are in fine condition and will give Harvard a close battle. How much they can stop Harvard's offensive play cannot be determined, but it is certain they will gain little ground by the guard's back formation...