Word: almost
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Harvard line showed great improvement in this respect, and from tackle to tackle, the Dartmouth backs were unable to gain with any regularity. Outside of tackle and around end, however, Captain Glaze drove his backs for Dartmouth's steadiest gains. On the other hand, the Dartmouth line was almost impregnable to the University backs, and as the game progressed Harvard's gains became more and more intermittent...
...line, where Rand recovered a fumble. Newhall's onside kick was recovered by Bird on the 15-yard line, and it looked as if Har- vard was good for a touchdown at the very start. Five yards were gained in three plays and then a forward pass was made almost into Bird's hands, but he missed it on the goal line. Ingersoll punted and, aided by a 33-yard run by Apollonio, the ball was again brought within striking distance of Dartmouth's goal. But it was lost on a forward pass, and, after a few plays, Ingersoll again...
After several exchanges of punts following the next kick-off, Wendell tried an onside kick from Harvard's 43-yard line. The ball went almost straight across the field towards the Harvard stands. Ingersoll caught it on the bounce and, under beautiful interference and by clever dodging, ran 48 yards for a touchdown. Glaze kicked the goal, making the score...
...defense received particular attention. The ball was not put in play by kicking off, but was given to each team alternately near its opponent's goal line. The onside kick and forward pass were tried only a few times and with poor success. Line plays were resorted to almost exclusively and some good gains were made through the second's line with Wendell carrying the ball...
...interest in the team which represents it. This feeling, will disappear, however, if the mass meeting tonight is well attended, and if the members of 1911 stifle their desire to see the Dartmouth game and show their representatives that the outcome of the Yale Freshman game means almost as much to them as it does to the players...