Word: weak
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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During the early part of the season, the strength of the Yale eleven was a matter of considerable doubt, and even the results of the recent games have not cleared the situation. The first few contests, played against weak teams, gave the impression that the Blue eleven was equipped with only a fairly good defense and a mediocre offense...
...victory over the light Springfield team, the outcome of Yale's first game gave anxiety to her supporters and an opportunity to her critics for belittling her attack. Every sporting writer in the Eastern cities topped his story of the game with heads such as, "Yale's Attack Proves Weak," "Elis Held for Downs." They said that, although Yale's defense was seemingly strong, it had been developed at the expense of its attack; that its attack was blunt and ineffective; that its aerial work was neglible; in short, that Doctor Sharpe had been unsuccessful in his work...
Against a University team made up of substitutes, Tufts will send into the game in the Stadium today at 2 o'clock the strongest eleven she has played on the gridiron this year. From a weak squad in the beginning, Coach Whelan of the visitors has constructed a team which is said to equal the usual formidable Tufts aggregation...
...season for Harvard has been one of easy victories, and the sudden change from a weak team to an unusually strong one almost brought about defeat to Harvard. It was clear to anyone that the Harvard team had suddenly come up against something far stronger than it had faced this season, and it took the whole of the first half for the team to get acclimated to the fierce and aggressive playing of a fighting Princeton team. In other words, the Harvard team found itself during the second half, and prior to this time they had been clearly outplayed...
...been markedly successful. The team has played with an exhibition of team work which more than equals the performance of the team last spring. Five games have been won and one tied in a series of contests with semi-professional teams. Although in a few cases the visitors were weak, on the whole they averaged up to the strength of the other College teams this fall...