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...freshmen played their first game of the season on Saturday and succeeded in beating Tufts after a close contest. '94 played with a great deal of snap and energy. but their blocking and tackling were weak...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard, '94, 8; Tufts, 4. | 10/13/1890 | See Source »

Although'94 played with a great deal of snap and energy, they showed some very glaring faults which sooner or later they have got to overcome. Their tackling shows an improvement over their practice work, but even if a man tackled low he allowed his man to gain a yard or two by crawling along on the ground. The blocking in the rush line is lamentably weak, the opponents coming through with scarcely an effort, at the same time making enormous holes in the line. A great improvement in this respect must be made, for a team with a weak...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 10/13/1890 | See Source »

...Cambridge High School football team played a short game against the seniors yesterday afterday on Norton's field, the result being a tie. The Cambridge boys played a very pretty game. Their tackling, blocking and falling on the ball were excellent; they played together well and played with snap. The seniors on the other hand played wretchedly. There was no team work, snap nor skill. The men paid too much attention to their opponents and too little to the ball. Whenever a man gained anything he did so entirely by his own efforts, there being almost always nobody near...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: '91 vs. C. H. S. | 10/11/1890 | See Source »

...sophomore eleven played a short game with the Boston Latin School on Norton's field yesterday afternoon. The Latin School eleven was evidently much out of practice, while '93 played with a good deal of snap and vigor. Their blocking off was especially good. Duffield kicked several pretty goals. The score...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: '93 vs. B. L. S. | 10/11/1890 | See Source »

...Moen broke through, got the ball and scored a touchdown for the second eleven. Corbett also did good work and found holes in the first eleven through which he made a couple of good runs. The first eleven scored two or three times, but showed a lack of snap all through...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foot Ball Practice. | 10/9/1890 | See Source »

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