Word: ball
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...third period, Yale was never closer than 52 yards to Harvard's goal, while Harvard missed two excellent chances to score. From her 48-yard line, the University team carried the ball to Yale's 27-yard line, but lost it on a poor forward pass. Yale could not gain in three rushes and Harvard get the short kick on Yale's 38-yard line. After two rushes had advanced the ball five yards, Lewis, standing on the 34-yard line, tried a drop-kick, but it fell short and Yale got the ball...
...centre of the field, Harvard rushed to Yale's centre of the field, Harvard rushed to Yale's 35-yard line, only to be held. Wigglesworth's onside kick was recovered by Howe on Yale's 5-yard line and he immediately kicked out of danger. Receiving the ball on the 30-yard line, Harvard again commenced rushing it toward Yale's goal. Three plays advanced the ball 14-yards and Corbett, after making it first down, fumbled and the last and best opportunity to score was lost. Yale at once kicked out of danger, and resorting to a kicking...
...Yale, Kilpatrick was distinctly the individual star, although Daly, Field and Kistler played brilliant games. Kilpatrick, who combines speed and weight, was always the first man down under punts, and his tackling was very hard and sure. He was always alert, followed the ball closely, and was in every play. Field shone in defensive work, and smothered practically every play that broke through the primary defence. The offensive playing of Kistler was accurate and several times he got through the line, running directly behind Field, his interference. Captain Daly showed speed on end runs and was keen to size...
...yards and lost 7. Harvard punted 7 times for 314 yards, while Yale punted 8 times for 265 yards; one of these was run back 29 yards and on another the runner lost 6 yards. An onside kick by each team went outside, and Yale once recovered the ball on a fumbled punt. During the second period, in 17 rushes Harvard gained 94 yards and lost 8. The ball was lost once on a fumble and once on a forward pass. Another forward pass was incomplete, and a third one gained 8 yards. Yale only made 25 yards...
...kicked off to the 11-yard line and Felton ran it back 10 yards. Five yards were made through centre and then Felton punted to Howe, who ran the kick back 10 yards to the middle of the field. When he was tackled he fumbled, but Daly recovered the ball. No gain was made on an end run, so Howe punted to Corbett, who ran back 30 yards to midfield. On a line play by Leslie Harvard made first down, but on the next play Felton punted over the goal-line and Yale brought the ball...