Word: quarterback
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Quarterback, Harrison (captain), height 5 ft. 7 in., weight 143 pounds, age 18, played on St. Paul's School...
Dibblee, at fullback, is from Groton, where he played quarterback on the team for two years. He is a good punter and dodger, but is too light for bucking the centre...
Farley, the quarterback, is from Roxbury Latin, where he played on the School team. His passing is inaccurate and he fails to get into the interference as he should. He tackles well, however, and may be depended upon to keep his head...
Harvard's playing was a disappointment. There was no snap in the work, the slowness at quarterback seemingly affecting the entire team. Only once was there any effective interference for an end play. The tackling of the backs was lamentably poor. Both tackles were weak, B. A. A. having little trouble in gaining through the line. Gains were also made around both ends...
...scrub was strengthened with 'varsity substitutes and extra backs, and the play was in the 'varsity's territory nearly the entire half. Gains were made by the scrub on end plays and the quarterback kick, but the 'varsity line held firm. Neither side scored during this half, but Graham, for the scrub, all but kicked a goal from the field. The play of the regulars showed its old-time listlessness, and the backs continually fumbled...