Word: weak
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...game was wretched, except when Purdon, by a good rush, forced a safety. Our rushers throughout, with the exception of Woodman, Hopkins and Purdon, played a very loose game. They must break and back through better; and above all, they must play an aggressive game. With a weak team opposing they ought to run the score up into the fifties. Another fault is high tackling, which is almost universal. Hopkins tackles beautifully, and it is to be hoped that the rest will copy...
...however, that had the Ottawa team had a chance to practice one game the score would be somewhat different, for their rushers tackled very well, (although generally below the waist) and got through quickly and blocked well, while their backs were especially good at running and dodging. Their weak points were passing and picking up the ball, but in other respects their team was a strong one as is shown from the fact that they beat the Ottawa City team and played a draw with the Brittanias...
...kicked, and Dartmouth made one safety. Our rush line tackled well and got down on the ball together. Finney and Hurd rushed finely while Phillips played a steady, reliable game throughout. Kimball made several pretty runs and dodged very well, while Peabody tackled splendidly. The halfbacks were, however, lamentably weak in kicking, apparently using very little head word. The centre rush should snap the ball back without wasting so much time, and the quarterback should take in the situation better and know more surely what is the correct thing to do with the ball. If the rush line...
...second contest with Lawford, or a set or two with Grimstead would prove very interesting to players generally. The champion appears to combine in his person all the qualifications necessary to make a grand player. Watch his play as critically as you please, and you cannot find a weak spot, Many people have an idea that W. Renshaw's strength is in his volleying and smashing, but this was entirely disproved in his match against Lawford, when he showed himself as strong at the back of the court as at the net. His play in the first...
...Saturday the eleven sustained their second defeat of the season at the hands of Wesleyan. This makes a record of three victories, over weak teams, and two defeats out of a total of five games. Harvard has not stood so low in foot ball since the students here first gained a complete familiarity with the Rugby game. This is certainly an apparently dismal outlook; but we do hope that every effort will be made to offset the bad effect of these defeats by victories in the future. As for the game on Saturday, we prefer not to make any editorial...