Word: strengths
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Captain Hare was the main strength of his team, and as usual, undertook the bulk of the work. His confidence in his own powers unfortunately led him to attempt to rush the ball himself when the use of other men might have resulted in more gains. Coombs kicked well and was strong on the defense...
Pennsylvania's old guards back formation was useless. It is a play which requires a strong team to back it, and even then it has been proved ineffective against a team of equal strength. The few gains the Pennsylvania players were able to make were on clever trick plays and on a variation of Princeton's old revolving wedge. At one time only did they get the ball within Harvard's 25-yard line, when Wallace ran 30 yards, but then they could make no impression on Harvard's line. In the first half Barnard tried a goal from...
...upon and the scoring in that game was due to an individual weakness and to the presence of substitutes in the line. In the secret practices, W. H. Lewis has drilled the team in a defense to meet mass plays which, for its efficiency, depends on aggressiveness and mere strength. The second eleven has been unable to gain ground by using Pennsylvania's plays and Pennsylvania should find it difficult to make gains today. The defense, however, will probably be modified to meet Yale's peculiar offense...
...throughout, Harvard defeated the Carlisle Indians on Saturday, twenty-two to ten. Except for permitting the touchdown, which was made by the Indians on a fumble in the first minutes' play, the Harvard team exceeded general expectations and rolled up a good score against opponents of great reputation for strength. On the offensive Harvard was much stronger than the Indians, and was rarely held for downs. The defense, as was expected, kept the ball so far from the goal line that Hudson could not kick a goal from the field until the presence of substitutes weakened the Harvard line which...
...Yale and Harvard were unfortunate in the drawings because each had two of her representatives meeting in the first round. The play was at eighteen holes match play. Averill, Harvard, defeated Hubbard, Harvard, 79-85, and broke the record for the course by one stroke. Much of Averill's strength lay in his extraordinary putting ability, but his driving was also excellent. At the end of the first nine holes his lead was five up and he finally won the match by six up and four to play. Stuart of Princeton, defeated Robertson of Yale, by six up and five...