Word: working
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Dartmouth was fully as weak as was expected. The general work of Proctor, especially his punting, was the feature of the playing of the team. Boyle's work under kicks was good and especially so in the second half. At times the Dartmouth backs would show the spirit in line bucking that made them so much feared two years ago. On the defense, however, the centre of the line was weak...
...fumbling. Seven times during the game, Harvard lost the ball to Dartmouth on fumbles, which is omitting the times the ball was fumbled and recovered by Harvard lost the ball to Dartmouth on fumbles, which is omitting the times the ball was fumbled and recovered by Harvard men. The work of Kendall and Fincke was ragged. Again and again they attempted to pick up the ball on fumbles instead of dropping on it. These errors and frequent offsides gave the ball to Dartmouth at critical times, and prevented much scoring by Harvard. The whole eleven tackled poorly. In contrast...
...better students, as well as better football players for a preliminary period of training and practice. The minor faults may be summed up as follows: 1. Failure to provide for the individual conditioning of the men before they reported for practice. 2. Allowing one coach to have all the work of developing the team in a short time. 3. Coincident limitation of preliminary work and arrangement of a too severe schedule. 4. The uncertainty regarding the interpretation of faculty rules on eligibility...
...raised; and, if we expect the graduates to contribute, we must first prove that this no momentary burst of enthusiasm, but that we are interested heart and soul, and that we accept as the greatest good fortune, the opportunity that is at last offered us to begin the work. The University Club has now become a personal matter with every resident member of the University. The least we can do is give the graduates such an enthusiastic guarantee of our wishes that there can be no doubt as to our position...
...regarded as unconquerable. Their play is not yet up to that of Harvard nor up to the standard of a veteran team, and so there is still much to do. The make -- up of the eleven will be such that to beat it will mean a triumph and the work of whipping it a difficult undertaking...