Word: burrs
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Burr opened the game by kicking off to Hauser who ran back to the 22-yard line. A fumble gave Harvard the ball for one play, after which Carlisle recovered on another fumble. They then rushed it to the 33-yard line, but were penalized 15 yards for holding. Newhall fumbled Mr. Pleasant's punt on the 50-yard line and from there the Indians carried the ball straight down the field. Payne made a 5-yard gain around right end and after two more short gains, Mt. Pleasant passed forward. The ball was fumbled, but recovered on Harvard...
...Burr kicked off over the goal line, but Mt. Pleasant chose to run the ball out and he reached the 27-yard line before being downed. Four plays carried the ball to Carlisle's 50-yard line, from where a penalty set them back 20 yards. Hendricks gained 15 yards, and after an exchange of punts, Carlisle was again penalized. A five-yard gain was followed by a 10-yard loss and then Mt. Pleasant punted to Newhall, who ran back to Carlisle's 45-yard line. An onside kick was recovered by Grant almost on the goal line...
Hauser's kickoff went over the goal line and Burr punted out to Hendricks, who ran to Harvard's 47-yard line. A failure to gain was followed by a forward pass which hit the ground. After the resulting penalty, punts were exchanged, and the Indians had the ball on their 50-yard line. Payne gained 10 yards and Mt. Pleasant passed forward to Gardner. After Grant had spoiled an end play, Hauser tried for a field goal but failed...
Owing to the fact that not enough graduate coaches were present on the field yesterday to make up a full team, the proposed game was not played, although three of the coaches, Leary, Brown and Curtis, did play for a while on the second team. Burr, Starr, and Forster did not report yesterday...
...rain, and advantage was taken of the seclusion which the cage afforded to work out some new formations in secret. The team ran through the plays slowly and without the opposition of the second team or of the substitutes. Several men were excused from practice again yesterday. Burr, Starr, and Forster, who have not reported since the Brown game, and Apollonio, Macdonald and Browne were absent...