Word: slowness
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...fumbles. Starr, who replaced him in the second half, handled the team well, and proved in every way a reliable and competent quarterback. Sperry did all the kicking, but was not very successful. In most cases his punts lacked distance and were not high enough to enable the slow ends to get down the field. His work in carrying the ball was good, but on the defense he was deplorably weak. Mills, at fullback, played a good and plucky game, and to a large extent the improvement in offensive work in the second half was due to him. His tackling...
...shorthalves. the play was necessarily some what crude, but individual work was good, and the game was full of dash and spirit. The game with Maine, although resulting in a victory for the University, emphasized the fact that the line was not only strong and heavy, but also slow. the Maine eleven, but getting the start of the Harvard team, gained first down ten times. Against West Point, however, the work of the Harvard team was better. the defense was solid; the offense, at times, powerful...
...very promising. The team as a whole showed fight, and played will on the defensive. Their offense, however, was not all that might have been expected against a lighter team. The line made good openings, but the backs, though brilliant in individual play, were frequently too slow in starting to profit by the work of the forwards, and often failed to give sufficient support to the runner. For Carlisle, Libby and Bowen did the best work, Libby's excellent end runs being a feature of the game...
...regained the ball, but lost it by a second fumble on the 50-yard line. After rushing 5 yards the second team fumbled and the first eleven by straight rushing, wen down the field for a touchdown. The gains inside the second's 15-yard line, however, were very slow. Osborne made the touchdown. On the next play Hanley kicked off poorly. The second team then punted out from its 25-yard line to Wendell, who was downed in the middle of the filed. At the third down, on the second team's 30-yard line, the first eleven...
...trials to select a team of six men to represent the University in the Intercollegiate cross country meet will be held during the first week of November, but the candidates for the team will be divided into fast and slow squads in about two weeks. H. H. Rowland '06, has been appointed temporary, captain of the squad...