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Word: attack (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1900-1909
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Under the old rules the result might have been otherwise because the University line from tackle to tackle was superior to the Yale line. It was the versatility and precision of the Yale attack which undoubtedly caused Harvard's defeat, together with the superb generalship of T. Jones, the Yale quarterback. On the whole the two elevens were fairly evenly matched, for what advantage Harvard had in the line was counterbalanced by the excellence of the opposing backs and substitute backs, and by the University team's weakness on the ends...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD, 0; YALE, 6 | 11/26/1906 | See Source »

Yale's offense decidedly lacks consistency; the team does not hang together well and its attack is not concerted. This is due mainly to the fact that the rush line does not carry its charge far or fiercely enough. The kicking game on the offense is very good, with the exception that the ends do not get down the field quickly enough...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YALE FOOTBALL SEASON | 11/24/1906 | See Source »

...Freshman football eleven was defeated by Yale at New Haven on Saturday by a score of 28 to 0. Throughout the game Harvard was distinctly outclassed and could make no impression on its opponents' powerful line. Yale's offense showed the best attack of a freshman team seen for many years and was practically irresistible. But for an unusual amount of kicking in the second half, Yale would have scored several more touchdowns. Twenty-two points were scored in the first half by using every kind of new and old football tactics with a smoothness and accuracy that completely baffled...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRESHMEN LOST TO YALE | 11/19/1906 | See Source »

...Freshman football team defeated Cushing Academy on Soldiers Field on Saturday by a score of 17 to 0. This was the last game before that with Yale 1910 at New Haven next Saturday, and the marked improvement shown was most encouraging. In both defense and attack the team outplayed its opponents, and the backfield was strong...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freshmen, 17; Cushing Academy, 0 | 11/12/1906 | See Source »

...rules forbidding a man to run with the ball or to hold it in his possession any length of time prevent all roughness, but there is none of the concentrated attack that marks association football, basket-ball or hockey. Dr. Sargent has as yet given the game no name...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dr. Sargent's Game Tried Yesterday | 10/31/1906 | See Source »

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