Word: attempt
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...long run to the 5 yard line where he was tackled from behind by Barry, and in two rushes on alternating tackles, Knowlton went over for a touchdown. Barnard kicked goal. Score - Harvard, 6; Brown, 0. During the remainder of the half, the Brown team made its first successful attempt to advance the ball and in nine plays covered 20 yards and then punted to Harvard's 14 yard line. The half ended just after Harvard in seven plays had reached the 45 yard line...
...yards around right end was offset by a ten yard penalty for offside play, and Marshall tried another goal from the field from the forty yard line. The direction was slightly inaccurate, and the ball passed several feet to the left of the post. Little was lost by the attempt, however, as after the kick-out, Foster made a clever run of twenty yards, carrying the ball to the place from which the kick was tried. Another continued attack on Maine's line advanced the ball by short gains, and after a fifteen yard run by Foster to the three...
...yard line. But on the next plunge there was a fumble, and as the ball rolled towards the goal line an Amherst man dropped on it. Quill punted out. Marshall then tried for a goal from the twenty-five yard line but the wind was too strong and his attempt failed. The half ended a few minutes later with Harvard on her own forty yard line vainly trying to advance the ball into the opponents' territory...
...last year's team, and J. K. Clark L.S. '02, will endeavor to develop new material. More stress than ever before will be laid on team work, formation and speed. Contrary to the usual custom, the schedule this year will comprise only university and college teams, and an attempt will be made to play more home games than in the past. The intercollegiate rule, however, requires two games with each member of the league. Accordingly the schedule this year will comprise games with Yale, at New Haven, Princeton at Princeton, Brown at Providence, Columbia at New York, Pennsylvania at Philadelphia...
...attempt was made in the morning to row the Junior four-oars, but both shells were swamped. About seven o'clock, however, the water became smoother and the Weld and Newell Junior eights, which were the only entries in their event, were permitted to row their race over the 1 1-2 mile course...