Word: wind
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Although Burr's punts carried farther than Veeder's, Yale had the advantage in kicking because they ran the ball back better, partly due to the weakness of the University team's ends and partly to their own ability. In the first half Yale had the advantage of the wind in kicking, while this same fact partly accounts for Burr's excellent work in the second half when the conditions were reversed. Harvard gained more ground than Yale in the first half by 10 yards, even including the 18 yards covered by Veeder's forward pass which made...
...annual gridiron contest between the Crimson and the Blue. Fully an hour before the time set for the game, the crowd of 36,000 people had begun to arrived on the field. The weather was bracing and the field itself in excellent condition, although a stiff west wind was blowing directly, acrose it. The sky was fell of clouds interspersed with chinks of blue through which the sun shone at intervals...
...football team played a tie game with the Lowell Textile School on Soldiers Field yesterday afternoon, each team scoring once. Harvard scored on a penalty after about 10 minutes of play in the first half, and Lowell tied by straight play in the second. Owing to a strong west wind accurate shooting was impossible, which accounts for the low score. The University team played the best all around game, but the forwards lacked concentrated team work. Brooks, Reggio and Robinson played well for Harvard, and E. Nelson and Walmsely did the best work for Lowell...
...team scored twice on the second. The defence of the university eleven was weak, and the second gained consistently by centre plays. No forward passes were tried and line pushes and on side kicks were the principal plays used. There was considerable fumbling by both teams, and a strong wind prevented any effective punting. Biglow, Erwin, Brides and Alcott were given a rest today. The following coaches were on the field: Camp, Owsley, Forguson, Fly, Metealf, Thorne, Hinkey, Hoyt, Rockwell. The line-up of the university team, was as follows: l.e., Forbes; l.t., Paige; l.g., Gillis; c., Hockenberger; r.g., Holloway...
...scrimmage three teams, formed from the University squad had signal practice, which consisted of work on the forward pass, the onside kick, and a few of the newest plays. Foster tried several goals from placement behind the line of scrimmage which worked well in spite of the strong wind...