Word: grounding
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Dates: during 1900-1900
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...which did most toward making the game so close, was the fumbling. In the receiving of punts and kicks the men were unsteady and muffed the ball in the majority of cases. Next to fumbling, offside play and interference with the centre lost Harvard the greatest amount of ground. These are fundamental faults and are inexcusable at this time of the season...
...individual running of Putnam and Kernan won the game for Harvard. They were the only reliable ground-gainers and were used constantly. Stillman was fairly successful in line plunging, but could not gain very much because he had no support from the rest of the team. Fincke was in poor form and was not as steady as usual. His fumbles were costly and lost a great deal of ground. The playing of the ends was the worst done this year. Ristine, Clark and Bowditch were all easily boxed and were not watchful enough in stopping trick plays...
...cover territory on each side of him. O'Connor, right guard, does very well at times, but too often is found up in the air in such a position that he cannot offer any resistance to a coming play. He advances without much force, and does not cover much ground...
Dodge, left tackle, is very erratic, but is improving slowly. He fails to keep low after once charging his man, and does not clear his opponent out of the way with regularity. Clapp, left tackle, gets entangled with his opponent constantly, and covers practically no ground at all; he is too easily brushed aside and pocketed if two men are sent against...
...building was well toward completion. On the morning of December 27 a fire started in a small work-house where workmen were heating creosote shingle-stain. An explosion followed, which set fire to the boat house and in a very short time the building had burned to the ground. The launch, Frank Thompson, which was lying near, was also destroyed...