Word: backfields
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Cornell, however, like Harvard, enters what now is its most important game with a mixture of old and new players. There are three new men on the rush line and two in the backfield; and, moreover, Cornell's loss has been of men who were as important factors in the team's 1915 success as were Harvard's missing 1914 veterans in the matches against Princeton and Yale last year...
...opening of the second half A. W. Gardner '18 had replaced Murray at Quarter, while the backfield was composed of a new set of men, W. Willcox '17, Hitchcock and Burnham filling the running-positions. Fumbling by both sides and an exchange of punts gave the Aggies the ball in the middle of the field, but on the next play they fumbled, V. F. Likins '18 recovering, and, having a clear field, getting away for a touchdown. Gardner failed to kick goal. Toward the end of the period the University secured their next touchdown. The Aggies punted to Willcox...
Princeton encountered little opposition from Lafayette and would have increased its 33 to 0 score if it had not been for frequent fumbling. Though uninteresting and loosely played, the game showed a decided improvement in Princeton's offense and brought out the possibilities of a powerful backfield, consisting of Eddy, Brown, Driggs and Tibbotts. The latter player assisted materially in the scoring, with two goals from the field to his credit, one of them being from the 43-yard line, at an angle and against the wind. Princeton played a conservative game of straight football throughout and was helped materially...
This week much time has been spent at Princeton in perfecting the offensive play of the football team. As a result the attack is much smoother. Individually the men in the backfield have been showing well, accounting for good gains in the broken field, but team work has been lacking. This has been remedied and a better machine organized. Princeton will probably have little trouble with Lafayette, with all their regulars playing except Moore. Driggs, Brown, and Tibbott, with either Eddy or Ames at quarterback are expected to compose the the backfield, while the line will be made up almost...
...Cornell eleven looks for an easy game today with Bucknell, and so has devoted most of its time during the last week in preparing for the game with the University next Saturday. The team this years seems more formidable than than that of last year's, with a stronger backfield and line. The ends, however, are weak, and there seems to be no very promising material...