Word: team
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Harvard eleven is a team and not an aggregation of stars. The defense and offense are both stronger than last year, but the latter is less steady and reliable. The kicking is mediocre, but the condition of the men was never better...
...coaches of the Yale team this year have had the difficult task of developing an eleven from a mass of raw but promising material. The early development was slow but steady, and resulted in the victory over Wisconsin. The defeat by Columbia, however, threw the team back considerably, and it was only by the most commendable persistency of the coaches and with the enthusiastic support of the college that new life has been given to the team...
...spite of these disadvantages, Yale has now a team which is strong at every point except at the ends. The tackles, Hale, Stillman, and Francis, have been improving steadily during the past few weeks, and, in the early games, were used a great deal to rush the ball. Hale was tried at centre this week in spite of his light weight. Yale has strong guards in Brown and Olcott. The latter has had comparatively little experience, but his efficiency has been greatly increased by the coaching of Hickok. Brown is in fine form, and at present is looked upon...
...harder games already played, they have not shown the strength in line bucking which was expected on account of their weight. McBride has maintained his reputation as a punter and line bucker, and it is largely to his careful coaching and management that the excellent development of the team...
...Yale eleven left New Haven at 2.47 yesterday afternoon for Boston where they arrived at 7 o'clock. They are staying at the Hotel Vendome. The following men came with the team: Captain McBride, Cunha, Brown, Olcott, Francis, Stillman, Hubbell, Schweppe, Fincke, Sharpe, Richards, Dupee, Chadwick, Keane, Tomlinson, Gibson, Cook, Gould, Ordway, Gile, Leary, Winter, Adams, Snitzer, Hoppin and Mitchell...