Word: attacked
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...University football team will play West Point at West Point this afternoon at 2.45 o'clock. The West Point team has developed a versatile, puzzling attack and a powerful defence. This season it has won every game, and its opponents have not been able to make a touchdown. On October 8, Tufts was defeated 24 to 0, and a week later 9 points were scored against Yale, Captain Daly saving Yale from a shut-out by making a goal from the field in the last period. Last Saturday Lehigh was easily defeated...
Brown's rush-line was the heaviest and best coached that Harvard has played against. Their attack was vicious and varied. In their long march down the field they had no difficulty in making first down six times...
...Brown could not gain, McKay punted to Corbett who was thrown on his 43-yard line. On the next play Harvard was penalized 15 yards for holding, and Potter punted to Sprackling, who advanced the ball to his 20-yard line. From here Brown's splendid attack carried the ball in 16 plays to Harvard's 2-yard line. High and McKay alternating at either side of centre went to the 47-yard line. A forward pass hit Ashbaugh's hands and went outside where it was recovered by a Brown man. McKay made first down just across midfield. After...
...University football squad yesterday afternoon was very light and no hard work of any sort was attempted. Felton, Lewis Potter, L. Smith. P. Smith, and Wigglesworth were excused from reporting and Fisher, T. Frethingham, Keays, Perkins, and Leslie Watched the practice in street clothes. Wigglesworth has an attack of the jaundice and will not be in condition for at least two weeks...
...away with the chief objections to these plays, their uncertainty. By preventing interference with offensive players until they have passed 20 yards beyond the line of scrimmage, the chances of recovering the ball are greatly increased. This should obviate the deplorable inconsistency in the effectiveness of this style of attack...