Word: shorts
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...than Harvard's and Stevenson varied the players to such an extent that his team was kept in better condition. Every man on the eleven, with the exception of Captain Torrey and the ends, was in turn given the ball and the line men were almost always good for short gains. Finally, after being forcesd to put four times and being held once for downs, Pennsylvania made her second touchdown by straight rushing from midfield, aided by one penalty for offside play...
Folwell kicked the ball to Hurley, who ran from the 5 to the 42 yard line. He then went outside of Rooke for a short gain. Lockwood failed to gain. With the third down and two yards to gain Hurley made first down on the 47 yard line. Squires advanced the ball four yards, but Pennsylvania was offside and Harvard was given the ball on the 52 yard line. With Squires back, Lockwood carried the ball to Pennsylvania's 50 yard line. Squires followed with a 5 yard hurdle. Hurley on the split play made 4 yards outside of right...
After two short gains by Harvard, Torrey was offside for Pennsylvania. Hurley failed to gain. Foster made 4 yards on line buck and Lockwood followed with three more...
Robinson makes a short gain. Time was called, game over...
With the exception of the Bates game, in which Harvard, although scored on by a trick play, made six touchdowns in short periods, the early games were disappointing. Since the Brown game two weeks ago, however, the development of the team has been very rapid. All the work of the season is of course directed toward producing the strongest possible eleven to meet Yale, and although much farther advanced than at this time last year, the team has not yet attained its greatest efficiency...