Word: whole
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Harvard made most of her ground on short gains through the centre, but was as a rule unable to pass Groton's ends. As a whole, the Freshman eleven did not play the hard, fast game they were capable of and were lacking in what may be called football instinct. On the defensive they were very uncertain. On one play Groton's backs would be thrown for a loss, but a moment later would gain by a simple trick...
...papers to the effect that the H's have been taken away from the football team on account of the poor showing made against Yale. As a matter of fact the captain or coaches have no right to take the H's away from the men, the whole matter being entirely voluntary, the men agreeing to give up their H's unless they can redeem them on Saturday...
...Athletic Committee and no summary action could be of effect without a change of the rules which are now in force. The measure was, then, necessarily voluntary. Far from showing that the coaches have taken such harsh measures to awaken the team to a sense of responsibility, the whole episode offers strong proof that the men feel more keenly than any one else the mortification of Saturday's failure and are determined to set themselves right in the Pennsylvania game, their only opportunity. It is hardly necessary to add that the University feels confident that whatever the outcome...
This afternoon the 'Varsity will have their last practice of the year on Soldiers Field. No hard work will be indulged in, but signals will be run through, in order to keep the men strictly in trim for Saturday's game. The whole squad consisting of all the men who have played on the first or second elevens will then leave the square at 4 o'clock to take the 4.45 train for Philadelphia. The following men will be taken: Cabot, Richardson, Bull, Moulton, Graydon, Lewis, Stoddard, Curtis, Swain, Donald, Mills, Wheeler, Sargent '99, Gray, Litting, Lee, Bouve, Haskell, Shaw...
...Varsity scored only once, and that on a goal from the field by Haughton. As a whole the practice disclosed the same listless tendency of the team to play up hill football at times, even against the weaker second's line...