Word: attacking
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...whole, neither team played a good game, Harvard being careless and slow in passing the ball, and New York making no systematic attack, but confining her attempts to secure a goal at long shots from the middle of the field. The teams were made up as follows...
...Rourke, Attack, D. Matthew...
Blodgett, Attack, Smith...
...Kilvert, Attack, Drayton...
...ball was placed in the centre of the field at quarter-past five, and almost immediately a sharp attack upon the Cambridge goal began. Several unsuccessful "tries" were made, but so well did the defense of Cambridge play that a goal was not scored until after twenty minutes of hard play. The second goal was made by Harvard in less than two minutes. Both teams played hard and well for the remainder of the first half, but only one more goal was scored, and that was made by Blodgett for Harvard. After a rest of five minutes play was resumed...