Word: wind
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...will leave Boston Thursday morning, November 21, at 9.15 o'clock and will travel direct to New Haven. After lunching at the Hotel Taft, the men will practice on Yale Field Thursday afternoon, in order to accustom themselves to the different conditions of light and the tendency of the wind on the Yale field. Late in the afternoon the players will go to New London, where they will stop at the Hotel Mohican. The rest of the squad will join them in New London Friday evening, coming direct from Cambridge. Indoor practice will be held that night...
Work for the Freshman football squad was very light yesterday. About fifteen minutes were spent in tackling the dummy, followed by a punting and drop-kicking drill. The ends showed encouraging speed in getting down under the punts, which were kicked in good form. A high wind, however, prevented much success with drop-kicks...
...current year. The Little's crew finished second, barely half a length behind the winner, and leading Randolph, the third to come in, by an equally small margin. The Yard crew finished fourth about two lengths in the rear, and the Eight Wonders last. A strong wind behind the crews roughened the, water somewhat...
...Harvard goal in danger. The Freshman team was well-balanced, the backs making gains at will both through and around the opposing line, while a firm defence made line-rushing unprofitable for Princeton. Three attempts at field-goals by Mahan failed when the ball was carried wide by the wind. There was occasional fumbling by both teams...
...first half Harvard, playing with the wind, kept the ball well within its opponents' territory, and after some very pretty team-work Needham scored. At the beginning of the second half the visitors took a sudden brace and rushed the ball down for two tallies. The University team then recovered and made repeated attempts to score, but was unsuccessful. The Springfield team excelled in team work but lacked the aggressiveness displayed by Harvard, especially by Needham in the forward line and Rushmore and Francke in the backfield. Although marred by a number of fouls, the game was on the whole...