Word: slow
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Cornell played a kicking game from the start, while Harvard tried to advance the ball by rushing. This proved to be slow work and before carrying the ball far, it was either fumbled, or more often taken away by the umpire, who was very severe in enforcing the slightest breaches of the rules against off-side playing and holding. Cornell would immediately punt, and Harvard would have to begin all over again...
...weakest point of Harvard's playing was shown in her attempts to get around the ends. The interference was extremely slow and clumsy and never accomplished anything except to get in the runner's way. The first man generally fell down and carried with him most of the other interferers, while the halfback was easily tackled from behind. Much more ground was lost in this way than was gained. In the second half few attempts were made to send the runner farther out than tackle...
Doucette, who is to play centre on account of Frank Shaw's injury, is slow but he plays his position well. He ought to cover a little more ground than he does...
...Brewer, halfback, is a good runner, but he very often muffs kicks. His punting is fair but slow...
Scott dives through the line well but is slow in getting started on round the end plays...