Word: attack
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...plays into the line which has in past years been so wearing on the players and monotonous to the spectators. From the latter's view-point the game should be greatly improved if this rule develops the anticipated result, that when strong defenses are encountered by the four-man attack, a kicking game, with the usual opportunities for spectacular runs in a broken field, will be resorted to. Another provision of the rules which tends toward the improvement of the sport is that permitting the first person to whom the center passes the ball to run with it, thus giving...
...Saturday's game, the weak spot proved to be the three centre positions of the line and here the second repeatedly went through for gains. Marshall and Carrick each lacked aggressiveness in repelling the attack and played too high to be effective...
...left guard in the second half and proved very effective in stopping the plays through his side of the line. Maine made most of her gains between centre and right guard. Marshall was particularly weak on the defense and repeatedly gave way before Maine's attack. Carrick showed his usual lack of aggressiveness in stopping plays through the centre, although he was fairly effectual on the offense...
...first half the attack of the University team was speedy and accurate and the defense strong. The team played together well and were very effective in dodging and outrunning their opponents. The defense played well throughout the game, the work of Phillips, E.N. Smith, Kibbey, and Rice being especially good. In the first half the work of Blaxter and Penhallow was also of a high quality...
...English team, Scott at goal and Plartley at first attack were especially strong, and the team as a whole played a game as effective as it was clean and sportsmanlike...