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The men 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...
The other backs played an uneven game. Sawin made a dashing halfback, and gained at will around right end and tackle. But his try for a goal from the field was blocked. Kendall was not so successful as a rusher. He was frequently slow in starting and often allowed Coombs...
The University team had half an hour's secret practice yesterday afternoon before leaving for Philadelphia. The men went through the work briskly and seemed to be in excellent condition to stand the strain of Saturday's game. An innovation introduced was practice in lunging. The men stood in line...
The football game between the two lower classes yesterday afternoon was closer than was expected. The Freshmen, aided by a strong wind, scored twice in the first fifteen minutes, and secured a lead of twelve points that the Sophomores could not overcome. During the rest of the game 1903 was...
The backs really had very few chances to show what they could do. During the first half, for example, they did not have the ball for more than a third of the time. In the second half, they felt the loss of the regular quarterback, Daly, who was injured. The...