Word: crossings
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...ball. Her backs made repeated gains directly through the centre. On the third down, so near were they to the freshman line that Phelan tried for a goal but failed. Harvard failed to gain and was forced to kick. Exeter then made a good gain by a criss-cross. Both sides kicked with more or less advantage and soon Exeter recovered the ball on some very bad passing. They soon got the ball near the line and Phelan kicked a remarkably pretty goal from the thirty yard line. Score...
Ninety-four opened the second half worse if possible than the first. Phelan and Irvine made enormous gains through the line. The criss-cross adeed twenty-five yards and soon Phelanran around the end and scored. Whitehead kicked the goal. Score, 11-0. Ninety-four made a little improvement but soon Phelan ran around the other end and almost scored when time was called. It would have been difficult for a team to take less interest, play with less snap and team work than did the freshman team...
...ends that they seemed particularly weak. The men were slow in getting through and there was a general lack of team work. The Cambridge boys began poorly but steadily improved as the game progressed. Their playing showed considerable practice and time after time they worked the old criss-cross trick with great success...
...criss-cross rushes in quick succession carried the ball towards '93's goal. Parker and Broughton rushed it back and Duffield carried it over and kicked a goal. Score...
...teams were made up as follows: Groton-rushers-Rodman, Barret, Whitehead, Webb, Cross, Emmons (capt.), Thayer; quarter-Chauncy; halfs-Stebbins, Gray; full-Rawley. '93-rushers-Dibblee, Cary, Hand, Bartlett, Stevenson, Ellsworth, Callamore; quarter-Malone; halfs-Parker, Robb, Broughton; full-Duffield. Umpire-Mr. Peabody of Groton; referee-Kendricken...