Word: strikingly
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Dates: during 1900-1900
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There was one great and all-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...
...backs Ellis did the best work, as he made fewer fumbles than the others; but he did not strike the line with sufficient force, and was very slow in interfering for the other runners. Stillman made two fairly good end runs and did some good defensive work; otherwise his playing was very poor. He fumbled several times, and lost a great deal of ground by running back on end plays. This fault also characterized Derby's running. Fincke caught punts well, but was slow in passing the ball to the runners. The offensive work of Barnard and Lee was weak...