Word: attempting
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Andover tried the forward pass only once, and failed. The Freshmen did not attempt the play...
...first period neither team could gain consistently and both resorted to a kicking game. Yale had a chance to score when Paul recovered a kick on Vanderbilt's 25-yard line. Daly's attempt at a goal from the field, however, fell short. Again in the second period, when Yale got the ball to Vanderbilt's 21-yard line by the aid of a forward pass, Daly failed to send the ball between the posts...
...during the third period in rushing the ball to its opponents' 1-yard line, but Morrison of Vanderbilt secured the ball on the next play, cutting off Yale's best chance to score. Philbin caught the punt-out on the 25-yard line, and Daly made a third unsuccessful attempt at a field-goal. Yale began the fourth period by rushing the ball to Vanderbilt's 6-yard line, but was held for downs at this point. Vanderbilt then started carrying the ball through the Yale line for long gains, and with the aid of a forward pass which netted...
...blocked. Roberts picked up the ball and dashed for the goal line 30 yards away, but he was tackled by Morrison on the 3-yard line. Amherst then tried three line plays, Abele going against the right side of the line twice and Seaman trying left guard. Neither attempt, however, gained an inch, and Corbett punted out of danger...
Harvard scored once in the first period and again in the second on touchdowns by Morrison. The close of the first half prevented another attempt to score for just as the whistle blew Lewis was ready to try a drop-kick from in front of the goal posts on the 12-yard line. The last touchdown came in the third period on a perfect forward pass from Potter to L. Smith, who ran 20 yards for the score. At the beginning of the fourth period Harvard put in a practically different team, using an entirely new line...