Word: strongly
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1900-1900
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...been and the end running was fairly effective. There was still a great deficiency in the defensive work and it was to this that the coaches gave most of their attention. The men seemed slow and lacked the fighting spirit which is the great factor in a strong defense. There was also a general failure to follow the ball closely. The left side of the line was very weak, and Mifflin of the second team broke through it repeatedly for gains varying from five to twenty yards...
...game was played with a very strong wind blowing along the field from west to east, and in the first half Brown had the advantage of this. Stillman's kick-off was short, and Brown got the ball on her thirty-five yard line. Washburn then circled Ristine's end for twenty-five yards, and a moment later Barry got around Bowditch for twenty-five yards more. This took the ball to the twenty-yard line, but Brown could make no further gain. Bates then tried a place kick from the thirty yard line, but the pass was poor...
Pruyn, left half, is a good hurdler and strong runner, but is weak on defensive play. He seems to lose heart or interest if things are going wrong, and does not assist the man with the ball enough. His interference is only fair. Blagden, left half, is a good man to follow interference and not bad in a broken field. His chief weaknesses are his defensive play, and slowness in interference...
...great deal of rebuttal in their opening speeches and there was no attempt at dodging the issue by either side. The opening speech of Bruce for the negative was the best speech of the evening. Chandler's best work was done in rebuttal where he was very strong. Seasongood had a very clear delivery and presented his arguments forcibly. Fitzpatrick and Catchings brought forward good arguments but their delivery was not as clear and forceful as that of the others...
During most of the first half the teams played poorly and neither came near scoring, both being strong on defense and weak on offensive play. Near the end of the half, however, the substitutes began to play more concertedly and began a determined attempt to score. With the ball in midfield Brayton and Devens began a series of line plunges which netted thirty yards. Gierasch's fifteen yard run then took the ball to the ten yard line, and after two plunges by Brayton, Gierasch made the touchdown...