Word: balle
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...first half, in relying on her backs, instead of kicking, when a strong west wind was favoring them, the score would doubtless have been different. They were blindly led into this rushing game by finding the Harvard line unreliable during the first few minutes of play. The ball was quickly advanced to the 30 yard line and there Harvard held for downs. Overconfidence in her backs alone could have caused Dartmouth to overlook the advisability of punting at such a critical time...
Harvard, on the other hand, availed herself of every opportunity, simply outgeneralling Dartmouth in her knowledge of the game. In the second half, a kicking game was begun at once, and when Dartmouth was forced to punt, her backs were so exhausted that the ball either was blocked or fell short. Inability to catch a punt, on the part of Crolius was also directly responsible for the safety scored during this half...
...They rushed fearlessly and with a vim and dash that was not in the least characteristic of Dibblee, Haughton and Brown. The Harvard backs did not seem to be together. There was confusion as to the signals, no unison in their starting and oftentimes they were off before the ball was snapped. These faults may be remedied in time, but the running of the backs on Saturday was unmistakable evidence that there has got to be a rapid stride for the better, in their team play. Dibblee worked hard but failed to show up as creditably...
...losses on both sides, Eckstorm made a short punt which Cochrane caught fair on the 10 yard line, and from which he kicked an easy goal. Eckstorm kicked off, and after a series of unsuccessful rushes by Dartmouth, Bouve blocked Crolius's punt and Wheeler fell on the ball on the 8 yard line. Rushes by Dibblee, Donald and Bouve carried the ball over the line, and Cochrane kicked an easy goal...
...short game was then played with the second eleven, the halves being ten minutes each. Garrison played at quarter on the 'Varsity and put much snap into the game. He also did some good tackling. Haughton made one run of forty yards, having obtained the ball on the 'Varsity's five yard line. The game was closely contested at the beginning, the second eleven making several good gains through centre and right guard. Burden then braced up and for the rest of the game the 'Varsity made all the gains, scoring two touchdowns. Wadsworth and Lee of the second eleven...