Word: breaking
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...hard to estimate the real strength of Harvard's interference, and aggressive playing. For the purpose in hand it was certainly all that one conld wish. But Brown's tackling was strikingly deficient. She had no knowledge of how to break up mass plays or to force a way into the interference, consequently the Harvard backs did brilliant work. For this they deserve all the credit that is given them, but their performances should not be taken as a criterion of what is to happen in the Yale game. Neither should the students draw the conclusion that the eleven...
...only gains were made in the second half, when Acton was replaced by Parker. Dartmouth soon found that the change had weakened Harvard, and proceeded to buck the line at left guard. Four times they succeeded in making their distance. Parker's inefficiency was owing to his failure to break through his opponent. Apparently he made little effort to tackle the runner until the latter had reached the line of the down. E. Jones played well for Dartmouth. He was unfortunate enough, however, to wrench his knee severely and forced to leave the game. Stone was substituted for him. Little...
...however, that has not been beaten this year. Corbett ran sixty yards and scored. The whole eleven were in this play. Acton, Mackie, Stevenson, Fairchild and Dunlop were especially prominent. And it seems to be the case with the eleven that if the opposing rush line do not break through before they get started, they can make at least 25 yards at a time...
...runs of 20, 30 and 45 yards; Corbett one of 50, and two of 60 each. It was not often that a back failed to make the distance in a single down. As a rule the halfbacks kept well with their blockers, but Corbett showed a strong tendency to break away and shift for himself. As it happened he was unusually successful in dodging his way out from the crowd, but he would never have been so fortunate against a Yale team. This fault is an old one which needs careful watching...
...Harvard was represented by J. O. Nichols, Fenton, Blake and R. T. Fox; Yale by Morgan, Woodhull and Scoville. For three laps the men were closely bunched with Morgan slightly in the lead. The Yale men ran very cleverly and several times when the Harvard runners tried to break away they found themselves pocketed. On the last lap Morgan left the bunch followed by Fenton; Blake also was working up toward the front. The last 220 yards Morgan spurted and although Fenton tried hard to overtake him, he was unable to do so. By good running Blake finished in third...