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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...eleven played two halves, each about twelve minutes long, against the second. The coaches are still hampered by the fumbling of the backs and a good deal of time was spent in attempts to remedy this weakness. The first eleven used many trick-plays, but the second still relied upon the guards-back formation. Owing to the stiffness of the men who played on Saturday, both the linemen and the backs were slow in starting with the ball. A certain lack of team play was indicated also, by the failure of the eleven to follow the ball with any degree...
...Indians' defense was decidedly strong, owing to the vigorous and low tackling of all of the line-men. Except on one or two well-executed trick-plays, the Harvard backs were totally unable to gain around the ends, and had to depend upon line-plays. The most successful play for Carlisle was a mass formation outside of tackle, which completely overpowered the substitute tackles in the second half and made uninterrupted gains, especially through Swain...
...played fast football, and the latter was invaluable for his punting. Fumbling was the striking weakness in Harvard's game. Gierasch worked hard, but did not prove as brilliant a runner as was expected and his fumble was as costly as it was inexcusable. Ellis was the only back upon whom reliance could be placed at all times. His ground-gaining, especially on a new formation with Donald back of the line, was far superior to any work Reid has done this year...
...class of 1857, to which the Hon. John D. Long, Howard Dwight, J. J. Storrow, Sr., Gen. Charles F. Walcott and George Searle belonged. In 1861 he graduated from the Law School and in the same year was awarded the Bowdoin prize for resident graduates for his essay upon "The Limits of Religious Thought...
...Harvard conferred the degree of LL.D. upon Mr. Ropes. He was a member of the Royal Historical Society of London, the United States Cavalry Association, the Royal Legion of the United States, the Massachusetts Historical Society and the Union Club of Boston. He was an Overseer of Harvard College and was the founder of the Military Historical Society of Massachusetts...