Word: slow
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...game itself was slow and, except for occasional runs of considerable length, or for some individual work of more than usual excellence or the reverse, was rendered uninteresting throughout by the sameness of the play. All through the game Harvard was continually forced to punt, simply because of an attack which was so slow in starting and so poorly protected that the Pennsylvania forwards were able to break it up before it had gathered sufficient power to prove formidable. Four times the ball was brought within easy scoring distance, only to be lost on fumbles--once on the 16 yard...
...five players on whom, as a base, the new Harvard eleven has had to be constructed. They are all showing the same excellent playing that distinguished their work last season and with good support would help to form an unusually strong team. The new members, however, are slow to learn their parts, and as none in particular have displayed especial promise it is still undecided what men will occupy the vacant positions on the team. Wright or Shea will probably be first choice men for left tackle but neither is a strong player. Knowlton or Mills will...
...receive the necessary support from the line. The principal fault of the team as a whole, is that it is too erratic. At one moment it plays a hard and spirited game and then lapses into the ways of a third rate eleven. Dropping punts, bad fumbling and slow interference are all characteristic of the team at times. These defects were the cause of their defeat by Brown, and were prominent in the game with Annapolis. In these games the men took a decided slump, the line was almost helpless on both offense and defense, and the plays lacked dash...
...work of the entire afternoon was marred by unsteady play on both attack and defense, frequent fumbling, offside play and slow and uncertain following of the ball. The two touchdowns scored against the University eleven were made by long runs on blocked punts. Slow work in the line allowed the blocking of the punts, and failure to follow the play made the runs possible. In the game with the Freshman team, the University eleven started with a series of tackle plays which carried the ball in four minutes from the centre of the field to the goal line. Wright carried...
...rushing, but was finally held for downs. The first eleven fumbled but regained the ball on downs on the second's 30 yard line. Short gains carried the ball toward the goal and Wright scored the touchdown. On the kick-off, Stillman attempted a return punt. He was so slow that Piper blocked the kick, secured the ball and scored a touchdown. There was no further scoring...