Word: tackleback
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Dates: during 1901-1901
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This year the conditions were completely changed, and Yale was outplayed in every department of the game by perfect team work. Her determined defense could not hold Harvard's tackleback; and on the offense, Yale could not break down the Harvard line. Harvard ran up the largest score that she has ever made against a Yale football team. The teams were made up as follows: HARVARD. YALE. Campbell, l.e. r.e., Swan. Bladgen, l.t. r.t., Hogan. Lee, l.g. r.g., Hamlin, Johnson. Greene, c. c., Holt. Barnard, r.g. l.g., Olcott. Cutts, r.t. l.t., Goss. Bowditch, r.e. l.e., Gould, Rafferty. Marshall...
...perhaps the most highly developed and formidable that a Yale team has had for several years. Every man on the eleven seems to take part in every play, and on this account the runner is often helped along for many yards even after he has been thrown. The tackleback formation is still the principal reliance of the team, but the addition of end runs and a few trick plays gives considerable variety to the style of attack...
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