Word: backed
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...penalized for offside on the second play and Corbett sent away a long punt to Bowdoin's 35-yard line. Kern fumbled but recovered the ball on Bowdoin's 37-yard line. Two plays netted them but five yards. Bowdoin then tried an onside kick. O'Flaherty ran it back 25 yards, but was called back on account of holding. It was Harvard's ball on her own 42-yard line. Corbett made ten yards outside tackled and then kicked, the ball rolling to Bowdoin's 5-yard line. Kern, who ran it back was tackled before he had gone...
...Browne which netted eight yards, and a twelve yard gain by P. D. Smith, the ball was put on Bowdoin's 22-yard line. Frothingham had been substituted for Corbett, who hurt his foot slightly, and now Huntington replaced Houston at left end. O'Flaherty dropped back to try a drop-kick which missed the goal by a few feet. Bowdoin put the ball in play on the 25-yard line. The first three plays gave Bowdoin a first down. Fish and G. G. Browne spoiled the next play, tackling Farnum for a five yard loss. A long punt bounded...
Coach Daly had the backs and quarters out early for individual coaching, Coach Kersberg superintended the work of the line-men, and Coach Leary that of the ends. Corbett, Sprague, and Frothingham had a long practice in punting, Sprague sending off some exceptionally long balls. Signal practice was started with O'Flaherty at quarterback on the first squad, and Galatti running the substitutes. Later Coach Daly put Wigglesworth at quarterback on a third set with Rogers and E. V. Long as halfbacks. Long reported yesterday; he has been abroad and has just returned. N. H. Brock '12, a heavy guard...
Bates kicked off to P. D. Smith, who made a sensational run of 50 yards through a broken field. The ball was brought back to Harvard's 10-yard line, however, as Browne was holding. Corbett punted on the first play to Lovely, who ran outside on Harvard's 54-yard line. Two plays gained five yards, McKay stopping the second one before it started. Keaney tried a drop-kick from the 50-yard line, the ball bounding over Harvard's goal line. The ball was put in play again on the 25-yard line and Corbett slipped by tackle...
...second half opened with R. C. Brown in place of G. G. Browne at right end, and Frothingham in place of Corbett at left half. McKay kicked off to the goal line and Cummings ran the ball back to the 18-yard line. Bates tried two double passes for a 5-yard gain. Keaney sent an onside kick outside on Bates's 39-yard line. Frothingham gained five yards. Huntington replaced Houston. Smith took the ball in the next six plays and was sent over the line directly between the goal posts. McKay missed an easy goal. Before the next...