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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...illegal forward passes and once for offside play, and the University team once for offside play and once for interference with a fair catch. An excellent feature of the game was the fine interference given the Harvard runners by the rest of the team. In the line Kersburg, Burr and Osborne played the best game, the first two tearing big holes in the opposing line and then pulling the runner along. Parker played a fairly good game at center. The ends were not quite as strong as they should have been, for they failed several times to make easy tackles...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD, 21; AMHERST A.C., O | 10/15/1906 | See Source »

...Burr kicked off to Willis, who ran back from the 5 to the 25-yard line. The team failed to gain and Cobbs punted. Hall downing the ball on his 40-yard line. An exchange of punts followed, Hall allowing the ball to go over his head for a touchback. Burr kicked out to Crosby, who was stopped on the 40-yard line. The Amherst team again failed to gain and punted, Hall running back to his 38-yard line, where he lost the ball. On the next play Harvard was put back five yards for being offside. Crosby made...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD, 21; AMHERST A.C., O | 10/15/1906 | See Source »

Watkins caught Burr's kickoff and ran back to the 15-yard line, where Osborne tackled him. Amherst failed to gain, so Cobbs punted. Forster got the ball near the middle of the field and ran back to Amherst's 42-yard line. On a forward pass Foster gained six yards and then Lockwood made a 30-yard end run, followed by another of four yards. Gray made the second touchdown. Burr missed the goal from a slight angle. Neither side scored during the rest of the first half, although the University team was forced to punt from...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD, 21; AMHERST A.C., O | 10/15/1906 | See Source »

...second half Cobbs kicked on to Gray, who ran back about 30 yards to the 35-yard line. Burr at once punted, Cobbs downing the ball on the 37-yard line. A blocked kick followed, on which Amherst regained the ball. On the third down Amherst again punted, but the ball was brought back and Amherst was penalized 15 yards for holding. With the ball on the 20-yard line Cobbs punted to Hall, who ran back a few yards to the 40-yard line. An onside kick followed, on which Cobbs signalled for a fair catch. Harvard, however, interfered...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD, 21; AMHERST A.C., O | 10/15/1906 | See Source »

...Burr, aided by good interference, ran back Cobbs kickoff from the five to the 30-yard line. After this the Harvard eleven played a strong offensive game, carrying the ball the entire length of the field for the fourth and last touchdown. Lockwood made four yards around left end. This was followed by a 12-yard gain by Lincoln. On the next two plays Wendell made 16 yards through center. Fraser went in for Parker at center. With the ball on Amherst's 45-yard line. Taylor was thrown for a four-yard less on a quarterback run. Miller made...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD, 21; AMHERST A.C., O | 10/15/1906 | See Source »

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