Word: tilting
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...present the Wolverine eleven looks strong on the offense, with a good passing attack led by the sensational Sophomore quarterback, Newman, but the defense is worrying Kipke, who still remembers the havoc played by Barry Wood of the Crimson jerseyed team in the last period of the Harvard-Michigan tilt last year. The Freshmen worked a series of Harvard forward and lateral passes on the Varsity with apparent success today, but toward the end of the drill the regulars succeeded in breaking up this concerted attack
Three more Harvard regulars, Kuehn, Talbot and Harding, all of whom were slated to start the Michigan game on Saturday, were declared to be out of the tilt yesterday as the Crimson went through its regular practice drill...
...case of Harding alone is doubtful as there is a remote chance that he will recover from the injury suffered in the William and Mary game and get into part of the tilt against the Wolverines, but the odds seem to be against him. Kuehn and Talbot are definitely out, however, and the former is lost to the team for the year...
...calculations have, however, been made with the prospect of having a good dry field for the game. But yesterday the weather man changed the aspect of the tilt by ordering rain, and although he has promised fair weather for today there is no telling just what the field will be like. The canvas covering that groundkeeper Dennis Enright always gets out on rainy days covered the gridiron all day yesterday but consistent rains will make the field soggy just the same...
...same sports writer gives present day followers an insight on the condition of the men. There were hardly ever any substitutions except under special circumstances. The day on which the '97 game was being played was a hot one and the heat and the dust combined to make the tilt almost unbearable. There was no relief until near the end when we read that "Doucette and Haughton were compelled through exhaustion to retire from the field." The Haughton of that game was the same one who was to make a name for himself and Harvard later on as coach...