Word: offing
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Dates: during 1900-1900
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The offense, now that the veteran backs have again begun to play regularly, works with adequate smoothness and presents a firm interference, especially on end and tackle plays. The large number of substitute backs all work well together, and have no hesitation in their play. The number and excellence of...
To sum up, careful coaching and training have carried the eleven through dangerous crises until now it stands ready and fit to play its best game of the season. It would seem that its advantage lay in its speed in the open game, in view of the hard work which...
Yale started work this fall with the best material for line positions that has come out in years, but, as for several years past, the back field material was not at all promising. Still all the candidates have proved to be hard workers and the men have shown unusual aptitude...
At the beginning of the season it was planned to develop heavy men in the back field as well as in the line, and Sharpe, Cook and Hale, all big enough for guards, were put in the back positions. The difficulty with this plan became evident in the Dartmouth game...
Yale will probably gain most through the line and is hardly likely to attempt to run around the ends. The strength of the team is in the five centre men, but the backs are now playing a strong game and the ends have made a great improvement, as was shown...