Word: season
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Varsity football season opened promisingly on September 20 with the reappearance of nearly all of last year's team and many new men, drawn chiefly from the class teams, as candidates for the eleven. An initial 'Varsity was picked at once from those men whose experience and qualifications of last year formed a basis for the choice. Substitutes were also chosen and a second eleven formed which had different signals from the 'Varsity and was independent of it. Light practice was early instituted for the purpose of diminishing the liability to injury, with the result that much time was spent...
...scores of 20-0 and 24-0 respectively, presented good opportunities for trying the relative strength of various plays. As a whole, both of these games were encouraging, as the 'Varsity, with the exception of general looseness of play, developed promising form for so early in the season. Dartmouth proved less easy, as they were beaten only 13-0, and prevented Harvard from scoring in the first half. In this game, more than in any of the following ones, Harvard showed her knowledge of the game and ability to put it into practice when in a tight place...
...hardest game of the season was that with Cornell, in which Harvard suffered, being scored on for the first time. The final score of 24-5, however, partially made up for Cornell's score, which was not the result of any superior strength, but of a case of carelessness on Harvard's part. Cornell was completely outplayed in every particular, except punting...
...ends have covered their positions in excellent form throughout the season. Their fault is that they do not help the runners enough on the offensive. For substitute end, Richardson has been doing good work. In spite of his light weight he seems to break up or sift through interference and is always at the right spot. Bull has been showing up well as an end, tackling fiercely and running hard and well, though showing greenness and tackling too high. Graydon tackles well but is nursing an injury, and Lewis, though first-rate on following the ball, often overruns...
...safe back. Haughton is kicking well and accurately, with a twist that is difficult to catch. He gets off quickly with the interference, but does not get his man as he should. He is strong on the defense. Brown has not shown his best this year, having started the season too fine and never really struck his pace. His fumbling has been bad but he has done some really good kicking...