Word: ball
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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While the punting work was going on for the backs and ends, the line men were at the other end of the field in charge of Coach Withington and last year's Captain Fisher, practicing recovering the ball and charging. Coach Leary had charge of the ends going down under punts, and Coach Daly instructed the backs in catching them and forming interference. When this work had been finished, there was a quarter of an hour's signal drill, after which the second team came on the field ready for a scrimmage...
Team A and the seconds lined up in midfield, and for several minutes the ball passed back and forth between them without any particular advantage. Then things began to break up, and Brickley tore through tackle and dodged four or five men for a gain of 30 yards. Freedley was the only man between him and a touchdown, but he was enough and made a beautiful tackle. This placed the ball on the second's 40-yard line from where a series of rushes brought a touchdown with Brickley carrying the ball. Hitchcock kicked the goal. Score: University 7, Seconds...
...second team took the ball on their opponents' 25-yard line and started to rush toward the goal line. But on a quarterback run Freedley was tackled for a loss of 15 yards by Smith, who had replaced Felton at left end. This forced the second team to punt, H. Hardwick receiving the ball for the University on his 15-yard line and running it back 30 yards. On the next play the seconds seemed to have weakened, for Brickley smashed through tackle for a 55-yard run to a touchdown. Freedley might have tackled him again, had there...
...long before H. Hardwick attempted Brickley's long distance gaining and tore off 30 yards around the right end of the second team. Freedle again came to the rescue and threw the run- ner, being unable to tackle him. The play, however, placed the ball within kicking distance, and Brickley made a beautiful score from the 30-yard line. Score: University 16, Seconds...
After this score team B went into the game and succeeded in getting two more touchdowns. Both were made by Bettle after rushing the ball from midfield, and in neither case were goals tried. The final score was: University 28, Seconds...