Word: dashing
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...have gradually improved on the defensive, but still fail to charge their opponents and lack dash and aggressiveness. They are indifferent to the gains of opponents and are lamentably weak in following the ball. Low and hard tackling is the exception rather than the rule. The offense has only recently been taken up in a systematic manner and it is consequently still ineffective. The backs run slowly and interfere high and the linemen fail to open holes cleanly and at the proper time. The plays are slow and loose and lack the force which would exist if every...
...right tackle, plays too high and lacks dash and surety, but will be a reliable man when he learns to use his weight and strength. He is still slow in interference and makes frequent mistakes in signals...
Nickerson, left tackle, seems to have lost the dash he showed earlier in the season. He plays too high and is too easily blocked...
Hersey, left halfback, runs entirely too high and, for this reason, his interference and work on the defense are weak. But he is now showing more dash and spirit than heretofore
...final heat of the 220 yards dash handicap held yesterday afternoon on Holmes Field resulted as follows: First, P. L. Fish '01, 3 yds.; second, W. G. Clerk '01, 3 yds.; third, R. W. Robbins '02, 10 yds. Time, 22 4-5 seconds...