Word: slow
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Freshman eleven was defeated by Andover at Andover Saturday afternoon by the score of 11 to 0. The poor team work and slow starting of the Freshmen were the main causes of defeat, in spite of the fact that they had a heavier team and played a hard smashing game. The best playing of the Freshman team was done by the tackles and ends who got the start on their opponents and ran well after punts. The line-up was as follows: Freshmen. Andover. Burgess, r.e. l. e., Burke. Jones, r.t. l.t., Botchford. Jackson, r.g. l.g., Weeks. Bleakie...
...Bowditch filled his position best. Besides defending his end well, he got into the mass plays quickly and several times tackled the runner before he had fairly started. His interference for the backs was better than Campbell's. Gierasch took Sawin's place, and although he was a little slow at times he was just as successful as Sawin in gaining on end runs. His tackle in the middle of the field alone kept Hare from making a touchdown on his long end run. Stillman, Devens and Ristine did fairly well, but were not as effective as the men preceding...
...with difficulty that Yale scored. The Yale team was weakened by the absence of Olcott, Sheldon and Gould. On the defense Yale was very strong and repeatedly forced West Point to punt, but the offensive work, though brilliant at times, was uneven, and some losses were sustained through slow starting. However, Yale showed great power of determination in gaining on third down, and often made the required distance after being held twice for little or no gain. Holding in the line and offside play were frequent on both sides, and both teams were penalized repeatedly...
...most promising candidates to work together, especially on the defense. W. H. Lewis L. S. '95 and B. G. Waters '95 took up this and in the secret practice before the Carlisle game they worked hard at the defense, but the results were not satisfactory. The men were slow and careless, and the entire line was upset in the Carlisle game by a few simple tricks. Besides this, the Indians were able to gain fairly consistently on straight plays, especially around the ends. Since then, however, the ends have improved considerably, and it is probable that they...
...consisted of a long padded board mounted on rollers, running parallel to the ground about three feet above it. The men were lined up against it and at the snap of the ball lunged at it and pushed it ahead of them. If one side of the line was slow the machine slewed around and showed where the weakness was. After some work of this sort the linemen were given some hard defensive practice, while the backs were put through the plays. The first and second elevens then lined up and played a short game...