Word: criss-cross
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...second half the juniors forced the ball down to the thirty-yard line, by good tricks, the criss-cross giving them 25 yards at one gain. Duffield was disqualified here, and Robb took his place. At the thirty-yard line the seniors again braced up, started a long series of gains, and did not lose the ball again till Parker scored a touch-down from which Ellsworth kicked a difficult goal. Score...
Yale began the second half with strong rushing. Winter especially distinguishing himself. McCormick took the ball across the line. No goal. Score, Yale 4, Princeton 0. After small gains by Flint and Poe, the fumbled ball was dropped on by Hinckey. McClung made a beautiful criss-cross play and gained 25 yards, and Winter followed this up with a touch down. The goal was again missed, leaving the score 8-0 in favor of Yale. Princeton seemed to be weakening. She lost the ball, which was soon carried to her 15-yard line by Yale. McCormick fell back 15 yards...
Bliss caught the ball on Yale's 35-yard line. On the first down he made four yards between Waters and Emmons. McCormick made two more in the hole prepared by Morison and Sanford. Then Bliss and McClung tried the old criss-cross trick. Hallowell and Newell broke through and spoiled it, downing the Yale captain with a loss. No gain and Bliss punted out of bounds. Trafford got the ball, Hallowell touched it in bounds and gained two yards. The Harvard forwards did no effective interfering and again Trafford punted to Bliss. He attempted to run but Newell downed...
...defensive play was also weak and their opponents scored both their touch-downs by the criss-cross round Adam's and Whittren's end, the runner getting clear without difficulty although without assisting interference. Whittren when he got through almost invariably over ran his man and put himself out of the play. Adams was apt to be turned in, and did not tackle as surely as he can. In the last part of the game, however, he did better work. Wadsworth has improved greatly in his game and tackled and followed the ball well. Jackson in the second half made...
...game started '95 with the ball which they soon lost on four downs. Cambridge began gaining ground by a series of stout rushes, and with the ball on '95's twenty-five yard line worked the criss-cross and scored round their left end. Goal, Score, Cambridge, 6; '95, 0. The second touch down was a repetion of the first, making the score 12-0 against...