Word: weaknesses
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...strongest eleven that has ever represented the University. The slump that came last year did not happen this year and the physical perfection of the players exists now as it did a year ago. The small teams and even the Indians have been powerless against the Harvard eleven. The weak points which are now apparent are minor ones which can not be factors in the result of today's game...
...most important result of the game is the fact that the Freshman team has been over-rated. Stillman is a fine punter, and a useful rusher, but is the only man on the eleven above the average. The line is weak, as was proved by the successful attacks made upon it by the Sophomores, and plays a spiritless game. On the offense, the lack of team play was apparent, and accounts for the failure of the eleven to gain ground by rushing...
...guardsback formation makes him a strong runner and interferer. Stebie and Teas have taken Overfield's and McCracken's places at tackle and guard respectively, and Coombs and Reugenberg, once backs, are now the ends. The backfield has been much strengthened by Outland and McCracken, but the tackles are weak and the ends are uncertain...
...Sawin were given a day's rest yesterday, and Burden directed the practice from the side-lines. Boal appeared in football clothes, but did not take part in the practice. Reid, Parker, Gierasch and Fincke were all in the line-up. The centre of the line was unexpectedly weak. So long as Burnett was in the game, the forwards were able to break through fast enough to stop the guards-back play before it started, but towards the end of the first half, gains were made steadily through Sargent, Hollingsworth and Barnard...
...rule play aggressively. Their chief fault seems to be carelessness, which shows itself frequently in fumbling and offside play. The Freshmen have improved very rapidly of late, and ought to give a good account of themselves. The Sophomore team is composed wholly of new material, and is consequently weak...