Word: showings
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Field yesterday afternoon was a decided disappointment to the Harvard supporters. In spite of the lessons which ought to have been forced on the team by the Amherst, Technology and Cornell games, Harvard's defensive play seems to have fallen off rather than improved. The line men did not show the slightest ability to break through, and time and time again they would allow themselves to be dragged along three or four yards by the men whom they had tackled. Whenever the Athletic Association got the ball they would batter down the Harvard guards and tackles and push the ball...
Statistics of the classes graduating at Harvard from 1885 to 1892 inclusive, show 49.8 per cent. were Republicans, 25.5 per cent. were Democrats and 27.4 per cent. Independents...
Ninety-three won by superior team work, especially in their interference, and by their greater snap and precision. The juniors were slow in getting the ball into play, though they had some good tricks; their centre, which was supposed to be their strongest point, did not show up as well as was expected, and most of their gains were made between end and tackle...
...poor, the tacklers were not knocked down as they should have been, but were only pushed aside and very naturally came in behind the interference and got the runner. This was done repeatedly and should be stopped. There was also too much hand interference. The line men did not show up at all well and the second eleven backs made repeated gains through the centre and around the ends, especially the right end. The men started from their positions before the ball was snapped back, often giving the play away and causing a change of the signals. This fault certainly...
...centre and between the guards and tackles, but failed to make much headway. The teams were very evenly matched, but ninety-four was handicaped by accidents which happened to her men. The interference of the backs and the work of the team as a whole did not show the improvement over the last game with Exeter, that might be expected from a week's practice...