Word: amherst
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Harvard was having no trouble in making her five yards in at any rate two downs; and so the backs had soon taken the ball to Amherst's five yard line. Lake made the first touch down. Goal...
Harvard defeated Amherst on Jarvis field Saturday afternoon by a score of 39 to nothing. The game was by no means so closely contested as the one two weeks ago; the difference being due partly to Harvard's increased strength, partly to lucky plays, and very largely to Amherst' utter weakness. The visitors played their fairly strong rushing game throughout the first half. They gained frequently through the centre and occasionally made some tremendously big holes in Harvard's rush-line. During the first half also the Amherst ends were too strong to allow any long gains to be made...
...second half things were changed. In the first place Amherst was considerably weakened, left end especially being utterly useless; and in the second place Harvard played with far more life than in the first. Bond and Mason, on the ends. especially played far more effectively, and Highlands and Heard at guards broke through the line occasionally. Newell did by far the best work in the rush-line, though Fitzhugh's play was also encouraging. Cobb at quarter-back was still slow and clumsy. Trafford played his position perfectly except for the fact that his blocking off was not so good...
Harvard had the east end of the field, the wind in her face, and the ball. Like went behind the wedge and was downed only after a good gain. Mason did some good blocking on the right end and Fearing ran around for six yards. Trafford tried to break Amherst's centre but tailed. Lake worked the right end successfully, and then Cobb tried Fearing around the left end. Bond was easily pushed aside by Raley, who tackled Fearing prettily...
Harvard vs. Amherst, on Jarvis field...