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...than in blocking, and their tacking was low and hard. They were not quite so good in making holes and in blocking off the opposing rushers as the Yale rush line was, and occasionally one could see signs of inexperience, which were of course to be expected. Dudley as quarter-back played a first class game, keeping his head well, and passing carefully and straight while his work in the rush-line was something marvellous. He would get through and stop the half-backs before they got under way, while repeatedly he would pocket Beecher as he came through...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foot-Ball. | 11/22/1886 | See Source »

...sophomores sent the following eleven into the field yesterday to represent them: Rushers, Smith, Griffing, Markoe, Morse, Trafford, Perkins, Morgan; quarter-back, Woodbury; half-backs, Perry, Scott; full back, Hunneman. The freshmen had: Rushers, Crehore, Page, Slocum, Dexter, Piper, Wentworth, Emmons; quarterback, Crane; half-backs, Hunnewell and Tyson; back, Higginson...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foot-Ball. | 11/20/1886 | See Source »

Steelman, the quarter-back of the Wesleyan team, weighs only 104 pounds...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 11/19/1886 | See Source »

...first three-quarters of an hour yesterday, Harvard played about as wretched a game as could be imagined. Woodman was not getting through at all; Burgess was not stopping his man from tackling, Harding was not covering his end, while Dudley was slowness itself as quarter-back...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foot-Ball. | 11/18/1886 | See Source »

...done by Herrick, Kimball, Duane, and Dearborn. For Harvard, by Butler, Porter, Holden and Remington, while Dudley's rush-line playing was very noticeable. The teams were made up as follows: Technology. - Rushers, Vorce, Bartlett, Taintor, Tracy, Fisk, Goodhue; quarter-back, Herrick, (capt.); half-backs, Dearborn and Duane; back, Wadsworth. Harvard. - Rushers, Adams, Remington, Woodman, Brooks (capt.), Burgess, Butler, Harding; quarter-back, Dudley; half-backs, Porter and Holden; back, Pea-body...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foot-Ball. | 11/18/1886 | See Source »

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