Word: backed
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...holding Yale's powerful attack, twice securing the ball on downs. Harvard's offense was also brilliant and used a greater variety of plays than ever before this season. Squires made the best gains, breaking through the Yale line repeatedly for five yards at a time. With Squires back Wendell also carried the ball with good results, taking the right side of Yale's line by surprise. The Harvard eleven seemed even stronger at the end of the half than at the beginning of the game. This was effectively demonstrated when Yale, after Roome had made his 45-yard...
Both teams came back on the field...
Foster lost one yard and then kicked from position to Yale's 10-yard line; the kick was run back to Yale's 35-yard line. Roome was dragged along through left guard for seven yards; he added 12 more through left end; he then failed to gain. Hoyt punted to Foster, who was downed on Harvard's 25-yard line...
Burr kicked off to Shevlin, who received the ball over the goal line and ran it back 17 yards. Levine went outside left guard for four yards and added three more through Squires. Forbes gained one yard; Levine made it first down around left end. Levine was unable to gain through centre. Yale penalized five yards for offside play. Knox tried right end but lost five yards. Knox went through right tackle for 10 yards. Hoyt punted to Nichols, who was downed on the 40-yard line. Newhall replaced Starr at quarterback...
Nichols gained three yards through left tackle. Wendell went round right end for three yards. Montgomery made three yards through centre. Nichols on a cross buck gained one yard. Wendell lost five yards, but recovered the ball. Burr punted to Hutchinson on the 35-yard line, who ran it back 15 yards...