Word: roughs
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Worcester put up a strong, rough game and made frequent use of the wedge; in fact they scarcely ever ran their backs with the ball; so that the freshmen had no chance to show what their ends could do but had to ram against a V continually. At first Ninety-five could not stop these wedges but later on they succeeded and Worcester often lost the ball on four downs. Neither side punted at all, the game was wholly a rushing one and when the freshmen were on the defensive they were apt to forget their work...
Williams played a good game, but her men were unnecessarily rough throughout. Bothne played a good game in the rush line and La Fayette's holding out of the left end was very effective. Sure that half back gained strongly through Harvard's centre; and Garfield did good work both in line breaking and in running around the ends...
...Friday the crew did not get out till very late in the afternoon. They went down into the Basin; and in spite of the rough water tried the hard, four mile pull back. The crew was made up as follows: Stroke, Perkins '91; 7, Kelton '93; 6, Vail '93; 5, Cummings '93; 4, Lynam M. S.; 3, Rantoul '92; 2, Powers '92; bow, Jones '92. Newell '94, regularly at bow, was in the launch...
...varsity pulled down the river for a four mile stretch back. On getting into the Basin the rough, choppy sea caused Captain Perkins to hesitate a little; but he decided to start and stop when necessary. From Craigie's Bridge to Harvard Bridge the water was very bad. The boat took much water and the men were well drenched. Above Harvard Bridge the water was better. There the second crew was waiting. The 'varsity settled together a little better and gave the "coaxer" a good pull to the next bridge. From this on the 'varsity went alone. The strong head...
...there is little choice among them. The one nearest Jarvis Field is almost entirely obliterated, and is little used. Just beyond is the ground used until recently by the freshmen. It is undoubtedly the best diamond, but in some places the ground is bare and heavy, and in others rough and grassy. What is true about the pitcher's and batter's box of this diamond is true of all the others. The pitchers and batsmen flounder in hollows in their attempts to deliver and bat the ball. The wooden home plate is so far above the level...