Word: weakest
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...first half, Yale was outplayed generally with the exception of the punting, and there was little to choose between Cutler and Vincent. Harvard's forward passes and onside kicks proved much more effective than Yale's, and the open game was supposed to be Harvard's weakest point. The offense of both teams seemed stronger than the defense. At critical points, however, the Yale defense braced and played Harvard to a standstill...
...Yale team was especially strong in field events, and middle distance runs, securing first places in all these events. It was fairly weak in the sprints and hurdles, and weakest of all in the distance runs, in both of which Princeton won first and second places...
...number of men who have reported thus far has been far smaller than last spring, and is little more than enough to form two teams. Candidates for the defense positions are especially needed as the team has lost four of the six defense players, and is likely to be weakest in this respect...
...best basket-shooter on the team, although he seldom succeeds in long shots. Broun has retained his last year's position at right forward, and although very unreliable earlier in the season, has improved both in passing and basket-shooting during the past week. Left forward has been the weakest position on the team this year. Allen, Currie, and Downey have all failed to do satisfactory work until the last few days, during which Allen has shown rapid improvement...
...they passed the puck properly, they experienced little difficulty in keeping it near Andover's goal, but there was an evident tendency on the part of the men not to pass the puck at the right times. They relied too much on their individual efforts. Cover point was the weakest position on the team throughout the game, neither of the two men playing there was as effective defensively as the University points and goals...