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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Captain Fisher won the toss and chose the goal at the open end of the Stadium to receive the kick-off. Jenckes received the ball but was downed in his tracks on the 35-yard line. Rushes and a five-yard penalty against Bates took the ball to the centre of the field, where Felton punted to Hill. The latter, however, fumbled, and Gardiner recovered the ball on the 20-yard line. Wendell and Morrison went through the line to the 8 yard mark, where Potter tried a forward pass to Smith which failed. Strong defence forced Bates to punt...
Bates kicked off again and Morrison returned the ball 10-yards to the 45-yard line. From there Potter made a successful onside kick to Gardiner for a gain of 35 yards. Potter made 5 yards through centre but lost the ball on the next play; on an attempted forward pass. Bates was again forced to punt from her 15-yard line, but another poor pass and fumble by Dennis let Captain Fisher in to recover the ball on the 10-yard line. Wendell was again given the ball and broke through the right side of the line...
...score was in this period when Butler recovered Gardner's fumble on his 25-yard line and started down the field with no one to stop him. Campbell, however, caught him from behind before he could get more than 10 yards. The half ended with Harvard holding the ball in the centre of the field...
...first eleven again entered the game in the third period and received the kick-off. Potter ran the ball back 10 yards and then made a beautiful punt of 50 yards to Bates's 10-yard line. tried to rush the ball out but was forced to punt to her 40-yard line. From there Potter made a forward pass, the only perfect one of the day, to Smith, netting 20 yards. From there Wendell crossed the goal line on a magnificent plunge but was called back and the University team was penalized 15 yards for holding. An offside penalty...
...last period the substitute team again went in and, though it kept the ball safe in Bates territory, it could not score. Once the ball lay on the 10-yard line., when Gardner tried a forward pass. The ball dropped to the ground, however, and was recovered by a Bates player. The play from then on was entirely in Bates's half of the field...