Word: generalship
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...unexpected strength in line bucking, and with excellent interference, they gained repeatedly on end plays. As was shown in the first half, when Yale was held for downs on the five-yard line, Princeton's defense was very strong. On the other hand, Yale had the advantage of fine generalship and was quick to take advantage of every opportunity...
Especial attention was paid to coaching the interference and the generalship of the team. The men are all in good condition and will be at their best by Saturday...
...ball would result in a touchdown for the opponents. Attempts to correct this fault were made early in the season, and it is very discouraging to have it crop out now. The overeagerness of the forwards also cost Harvard the possession of the ball at critical times. Daly's generalship was open to criticism. He undoubtedly put dash into the team, and, as an individual player, was brilliant throughout the game. But his plan of repeated attacks on the same points in Pennsylvania's line did not result as well as varying tactics would have...
...kicking for the Indians. Much ground was also gained by Daly, who rushed back Miller's punts usually for gains of about 15 yards. Excepting once, when the ball was lost on four downs and twice when he should have allowed kicks to cross the line, Daly's generalship was excellent. His clean tackle of Metoxen in the first half saved the eleven from one more touchdown against them, aside from its merit as a hard tackle...
...gaining the coveted four yards to the Yale line. To rush the ball only four yards, after the determined attack on Yale's line which had netted so many gains, should have been inevitable. Failure to accept such a chance may have been largely due to the generalship at such a critical stage. It certainly seems reasonable to suppose that those four yards could have been covered with more certainty by Bouve than by lighter men like Cabot, Parker and Garrison. However, even with those men carrying the ball, Harvard's forwards instead of playing an up-hill game should...