Word: burrs
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...probable line-up of the two teams follows: HARVARD. WEST POINT. Miller, l.e. r.e., Stearns Osborne, l.t. r.t., Pullen Burr, l.g. r.g., Christy Parker, Fraser, c. c., Sultan Kersburg, r.g. l.g., Erwin Inches, r.t. l.t., Weeks Orr, r.e. l.e., Hanlon Newhall, q.b. q.b., Johnston Foster, l.h. r.h., Hill Lincoln, r.h. l.h., Morse Wendell, f.b. f.b., Mountford...
...University football squad had a very long secret practice yesterday afternoon, which was devoted to work on some new plays and to teaching the men how to tackle a man in the open field after a punt. There was no scrimmage. Burr, Hall, Newhall, Parker and Starr had a long kicking practice, trying goals from placement, drop kicks and punts. Burr's punts and place kicks were excellent. After the secret practice the first squad was divided up into two elevens for signal practice and work on the forward pass. All sorts of line rushes were tried, and later...
...second eleven was allowed to keep possession of the ball, and never succeeded in gaining 10 yards in three downs. In this part of the game Osborne showed up particularly well, often breaking through the second eleven's line and stopping the runner almost before he could get started. Burr's punting was excellent, but the passes were extremely poor, a circumstance, which on one occasion nearly gave the second team a touchdown. Foster, Lockwood and Wendell each made some very long runs, Foster running 45 yards for a touchdown on a forward pass, after a very few minutes...
...Hare kicked off for the second eleven to Burr, who ran the ball back from the 10 to the 40-yard line. Lockwood carried the ball outside after a 10-yard gain, and Foster punted from position to Taylor on the five-yard line, the latter being forced to carry the ball over his goal line for a safety. O'Hare punted out to Osborne, who ran in 10 yards to the 45-yard line. On the next play Starr made a forward pass to Foster on which the latter carried the ball over the line for the first touchdown...
...line-up for both scrimmages follows: FIRST ELEVEN. SECOND ELEVEN. Miller, l.e. r.e., Bird, Hopewell Osborne, Hoar, l.t. r.t., Warren Burr, l.g. r.g., Plumb Parker, Fraser, c. c., Dore Kersburg, r.g. l.g., O'Hare, Brock Inches, r.t. l.t., Gilbert Orr. Hopewell, r.e. l.e., Burnham, Moore Starr, Hall, q.b. q.b., Taylor Foster, l.h. r.h., Greenebaum Lockwood, r.h. l.h., Graydon Wendell, f.b. f.b., White, Somes