Word: stopping
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Dates: during 1900-1900
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...promoting discontent. Yet this is not without reason for by education we create a condition of want; the thing that differentiates mankind is want; and there is no civilization without want. We must face our own problem then and deal with it accordingly. There is no sudden way to stop this condition, but there is a way for men to alleviate it. Discontent there will be, but we can lessen its proportion. And it is in the uniform spirit and determination of all college men, to do the best for their country that will accomplish this result...
...important cause of Yale's victory--the tackles back formation. The tackles were drawn back and the entire back-field was arranged in tandem formation. It was then possible for this to strike any part of the line with great force and speed, and plain, straight defense could not stop it. A special defense might have done it, but Harvard did not have the right kind. An attempt was made to turn it aside by oblique tackling of the secondary defense, but this allowed the play to get through the line and made at least short gains inevitable. This Yale...
...practice game with the second eleven the first put more dash into its offensive play than it has done recently, but also showed some inexcusable faults. The men seemed to be able to gain on their plays, but were satisfied to let the ball stop at the first obstacle, instead of struggling for as much extra ground as possible. This lack of fighting spirit was noticeable especially in the half backs. Frequently on line plays they failed entirely to help each other through holes, and this lost good opportunities to score. The interference ran fairly smoothly, but was so slow...
...five yards, the playing was uninteresting, and the continual delays from injuries made the progress of the game rather slow. Andover was outplayed in every respect and gained by straight football less than sixty yards in the whole game. Andover's line was slow in defense and could not stop the straight line bucking plays that Exeter adopted throughout the game. Exeter tried but three end plays and infrequently went outside the tackles. Exeter's team played well together, while the Andover team seemed able to rely only on individual efforts...
Owing to the practice of transferring H. A. A. membership tickets, which has gone on at the different games this season, especially in the Carlisle Indian game and in the game with Pennsylvania it has become necessary to adopt stringent measures to put a stop to this evil...