Word: spirit
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...usually to be expected early in the season. They fail to play low, are slow in following the ball and do not help one another through the line enough. On the other hand, there are several individual players of promise, and all of the men show a good spirit which is encouraging...
...play, they weakened considerably, and the second made two touchdowns, one by a blocked kick and the other by hard, consistent rushing from the middle of the field. The Freshmen showed unexpected strength in defensive play, and although there was little team work, the men played with a spirit and dash that was encouraging. Individually the work of Derby at guard and Leather by at halfback was noticeably good...
Graydon and Lawrence at tackle played a vigorous and effective game, and Cutts and Barnard at guard could generally make openings. Robinson showed up well in the preliminary practice. Putnam, Kernan, Devens and Knowles back of the line played with dash and spirit, backing up the line well, following their interference, and fighting till downed. Mifflin was good for gains through the line but punted poorly. Meier did not punt as well as usual, and lacked judgment. Matthews at quarter played a careful and accurate game, passing the ball surely...
...practice as a whole was fairly encouraging. The men are rather light, and the candidates for quarter-back are unusually weak, but all the candidates show good spirit and are willing workers...
...First team of squad A played third team of squad B, and the two second teams of squads A and B also lined up against each other. The ball was given alternately to one side and then the other, so little scoring was possible. The men played with good spirit, and some of the individual work was excellent, though usually at the expense of team play. The two second teams were rather evenly matched, but the first team of squad A was easily superior to its opponents...