Word: weak
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...many Crimson players that it was sometimes hard to tell who really had made the tackle. On the other hand, when Harvard was rushing, it was usually only one Yale man who could break through and stop the play. It must not, however, be thought that Yale showed a weak defence. As far as the utility of the tackle goes it was as good to have one make it as to have three, provided that one man could stop the play completely. Yale showed her slight inferiority on the defence in allowing the Harvard players to get better started before...
...greatest weakness of the team has been that too much has depended upon Captain Howe. The team has never done anything worth while, except when he has been behind the line. This, of course, means that the substitute quarterback material is weak. Howe, though not physically a strong man, had been until the Princeton game, regarded as a superior general, a clever punter, and a valuable man in running back punts. Last Saturday his generalship was severely criticised and he muffed punts again and again. The timely development of Walter Camp, Jr., has relieved Howe from punting just...
...greatest weakness of the team has been that too much has depended upon Captain Howe. The team has never done anything worth while, except when he has been behind the line. This, of course, means that the substitute quarterback material is weak. Howe, though not physically a strong man, had been until the Princeton game, regarded as a superior general, a clever punter, and a valuable man in running back punts. Last Saturday his generalship was severely criticised and he muffed punts again and again. The timely development of Walter Camp, Jr., has relieved Howe from punting just...
...Yale attack is developed and built up upon the shift play developed in its infancy by Glenn Warner and improved by Minnesota. The shift is good for swing plays outside of tackle or around the end but weak for line plunging. The strength of the Yale shift is dependent upon the speed of the linemen in getting to the line of scrimmage and upon the variety of formations which can be used in shifting the line. The Yale backfield gets around the runner in good style and puts the defensive linemen out of play much better and surer than...
Yale is more prepared to make dropkicks than Harvard, Captain Howe being a dangerous man inside the thirty-five yard-line. Harvard to a certain extent is weak in this very important part of the game, depending as they do on a pinch man sent in for the one play. On defence Harvard and Yale are equally strong, and both lines charge hard and fast. Harvard will be no doubt weakened by the loss of Gardiner. The Yale forwards seem a little quicker diagnosing their opponents' play...