Word: broke
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...most important feature of the practice game was the excellent work of Roberts, who was tried at left guard for the first time this year. He was very aggressive and, although not very effective on the offense, broke through quickly on the defense and stopped almost all of the second team's plays. Bowditch again showed his ability in stopping line plays and made several tackles for a loss. His blunder of tackling Devens before he caught a punt was censurable, however. The rest of the men on the first eleven played in poor form, but they were quick...
Aside from the quickness with which the entire Harvard team broke up the guards back formation and the excellent judgment displayed, the team by no means played a first-class game. Although a very creditable victory was won, the Pennsylvania game showed that the playing of the team is still far from being thoroughly developed and that many faults exist which will need much hard practice to correct and which will prevent any danger from over-confidence...
...second touchdown came only a few minutes later. Graves's fumble of a punt and Kendall's fumble after being tackled gave Pennsylvania the ball on her twenty yard line. On Hare's attempt to punt J. Lawrence broke through, blocked the ball, kicked it over the line and fell on it. He also kicked the goal...
...duel Harvard began a concerted attack at Pennsylvania's forty yard line. Short plunges by Ellis, Sawin and Kendall carried the ball twenty yards and an end run by Sawin took it to the ten yard line. Kendall and Ellis made five yards through the centre, and finally Sawin broke through Zimmerman for the touchdown. The half ended a minute later with the ball in Pennsylvania's possession on her thirty yard line...
With 1 yard to gain Sawin broke through left tackle and made the third touchdown, again helped by Daly's good interference, Lawrence making the hole...