Word: speed
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...first games of the season, with Williams and Bowdoin, both played before College opened, were won by scores of 17 to 0 and 24 to 0, respectively. In both these games the eleven showed speed and aggressiveness, and gave promise of satisfactory development. But the game with Maine on October 3 was barely won, by the score of 6 to 0, and the swift attack of the Maine eleven disclosed the weakness of the Harvard defense,--a weakness which became evident then and has been evident ever since. In the game with Amherst on October 10, the eleven, through...
...touchdown and possibly two against Princeton. On the left side of the line Yale's defense fell below expectations. Neither Kinney nor Batchelder were Strong; and Roraback at centre was a disappointment. The backs played with notable effectiveness, both in attack and in the secondary defense. Farmer, whose superior speed and quickness had won him the preference over Bowman at fullback, justified in his playing the coaches' choice...
...adverse score must not be taken to show that Yale was in general inferior to Princeton. The defense, though not evenly balanced in strength on both sides of the line, was sufficient to prevent substantial gains by Princeton in rushing. The offense showed great speed, strength and team-work, and was at times invincible. Hogan, Bloomer, Shevlin and Kinney were used to advance the ball almost as frequently as the backs, and proved that Yale's offensive game is versatile as well as powerful. With the fault of fumbling eradicated, the Yale eleven is likely to prove not far inferior...
Yesterday's practice for the University eleven consisted only of light signal practice. Special attention was directed toward getting increased speed into the charging of the line. Nichols and LeMoyne had practice in punting, and their work was of average quality; the catching of the punts was very good...
...HAVEN, CONN., November 1.--Yale will play Princeton tomorrow on Yale field in a game that promises to be close and exciting. Chances appear to favor Yale, but the superior weight of the Yale line will probably be counterbalanced to some extent by Princeton's greater speed and dash, and superiority in punting...