Word: speeding
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Minus, this year, the deerlike speed of Walter Koppisch, Columbia "flattened" (as its supporters put it) Haverford, 59-0. Flashing runs by backs Kirchmeyer, Madden, Pease, Norris, offered the spectators whatever thrills they could derive from a contest so one-sided...
Probably the most striking feature of the Harvard play was its speed. The precision and accuracy with which most of its plays were run off, particularly in the first half, showed marked improvement over last year's team and was very encouraging in view of the limited time the squad has been at practice. Most of all it was reassuring to see the life and punch sustained at critical times as when the team was in scoring distance. It does not help very much to gain ground in mid-field if the offence is going to collapse when...
...doubt the existence of the punch and speed was partly brought about by marked changes in the offence which make for faster execution than with the old Harvard attack...
Then comes the sudden shift and the direct pass from the center which sets the team in motion with greater speed than the old method as executed in recent years. With their three or four formations into which they can shift alternately at the discretion of the quarterback and with the very short interval of time between the shift and the passing of the ball by the center, the defensive team has little opportunity to prepare itself and is in danger of surprise...
...made here in pulling a man quite regularly out of the off side of the line and getting him into the interference. Most encouraging of all from an offensive point of view was the improved and increased effectiveness of the interference generally which goes hand in hand with the speed and precision with which the plays are run off. The new method of developing a play is conducive to those improvements...