Word: attacked
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...same close formations on the offence and defence. The material differences are these. Following the rule which requires seven men to form the forward offensive line Yale plays three men, guard, tackle and end respectively on each side of the man who snaps the ball back to the rear attack, while the University's forward line consists of an end and tackle on one side of centre with the two guards, the remaining tackle and end playing in the order named on the other side. In the second line of offence Yale places her quarterback directly behind right guard...
...University obtains a powerful offensive drive through an attack concentrated on one point by the four line men and the three backs placed directly behind, while Yale, with her already evenly balanced line jumps her backfield men to the right or left of centre in order to concentrate her attack on a vulnerable spot...
...University's system of offence is planned to split the opponent's primary defence an occasional forward pass are the other flank attack tending to keep the opponent's wing men and supporting lines from lending aid to the point assailed. Although a slower method of scoring it is less hazardous in that it does not involve so great a liability of fumbling...
...considerably strengthened, and with the men in the backfield working in machine-like form the University met and defeated Princeton in the Stadium by the score of 20 to 0. The playing of the University team was excellent. The superiority of the University backfield was conspicuously marked, the attack gaining 285 yards in 83 rushes to the 35 yards that 21 attempts netted the opponents. Mahan proved his versatility by kicking two field-goals and showing his usual brilliancy in open-field running. Logan ran the team exceptionally well, and the forward defence had stiffened perceptibly, throwing off the attempts...
Afraid of new injuries to the University team, Coach Haughton sent an entirely second string eleven on the field to contest with Brown. Friction in the mechanism of the attack used by the University substitutes deprived the team of the greater part of its efficiency, and a deplorable mediocrity in the drop-kicking department spoiled whatever chances the second string men had to score. Brown played a conservative and dogged game, holding the University to a 0 to 0 tie score, because of the perseverance of their defence and the brilliant playing of Gordon and Clark in the backfield...