Word: attempting
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Harvard from scoring again until the end of the last period. Then through good line-bucking and two well executed forward passes by Callander, the ball was brought to Brown's 2-yard line. From here, on the last play of the game, French made a touchdown, but the attempt at goal failed...
...second half Harvard rushed the ball to Princeton's 12-yard line, where H. E. Waller blocked Bliss's attempt at a goal from the field. In the last period, after an exchange of punts, in which a strong wind greatly aided Princeton, Baker attempted a place-kick from the 28-yard line. Just at the end of the game Curtis recovered a fumble on Harvard's 40-yard line. Two long gains by Sortwell and a few line plays put the ball on Princeton's 2-yard line, where time was called...
...first play of this period was Lewis's attempt at a drop-kick, which failed. West Point rushed from the 25-yard line and made its only first down on a tackle plunge by Dean. He tried the same play once more but could not gain and punted to Corbett. The latter, aided by the good interference of Morrison and Potter, ran from his 30-yard line to the Army's 45-yard line. Two plays netted 5 yards and Potter punted over the goal line. After one rush from the 25-yard line, Dean kicked to Harvard...
When play was resumed McDonald punted from his 17-yard line to his 50-yard line. Six rushes, in which Corbett and Frothingham alternated on skin-tackle plays, carried the ball to the 15-yard line. Frothingham again failed in an attempt at a drop-kick. West Point punted on the first play from the 25-yard line and Wigglesworth was downed on his 50-yard line. It took eight rushes for the University team to put the ball on the 14-yard line, and a well executed forward pass from Potter to L. D. Smith advanced the ball...
...return for this concession, the student body is under moral obligation to assist the Athletic Association in an attempt next Saturday to recoup itself for the loss entailed in doing away with subscriptions. The game between the Harvard and Princeton Freshmen is second in importance for the 1914 team only to that with Yale. It is clearly the duty of all Freshmen and as many others as can to support the team and the Athletic Association by attending...