Word: weak
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...plainly shown in the Noble and Greenough game yesterday afternoon, the Freshman team has developed no concentrated attack, and the shooting is weak and inaccurate. So far the forwards have failed to follow back properly to support the defence, and they seem to lack endurance...
Although the University forwards made a poor showing generally, the result of the game was never in doubt owing to the weak defence of the opposing team and the consistent work of Huntington at point. The only redeeming feature of the forwards' work was their following back to help the defence; this they did better than in any of the previous games, and accomplished much toward preventing Columbia's scoring. The team has not yet gained the snap and aggressiveness necessary to win the later games of the league series. Many times yesterday the play lagged and at no time...
...individual work against the defence, the four University and second team forwards being sent down against their respective defences. Following this, the first team played a twenty-minute game with the second, which the former had no difficulty in winning, 7 to 0. The second team forwards were unusually weak in following back and did not support their defence as they should have. The University forwards showed up well individually, especially Gardner, who made the majority of the goals. There is still a lack of passing and team play, however, which must be developed before the final games...