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...during the game when Dartmouth dropped the ball did some Harvard player fail to drop on it. The chief faults of the team were, on the part of the forwards, a failure to break through and tackle behind the line, and the part of the backs, a failure to "dive" for the holes made for them...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard vs. Dartmouth. | 10/3/1892 | See Source »

...doing bruised his lame leg again. After some vigorous rubbing he took his place in the line again. Corbett started to run but dropped the ball. A bluestocking made a dash at it but only knocked it towards his own goal. Then Newell made a dive and the ball was Harvard's with a gain of ten yards...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YALE VICTORIOUS. | 11/23/1891 | See Source »

...again on Yale's 20-yard line. The ball was well down into Yale's territory. It was three downs and Bliss punted short, hardly to the centre of the field. Corbett muffed the punt, and Trafford who was backing him up also fumbled it. Hinkey gave a dive and the ball was Yale's at the centre of the field. Rushes carried it straight up the field towards Harvard's goal. The ball was Yale's on the crimson 10-yard line, but Umpire Coffin detected Sanford holding...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YALE VICTORIOUS. | 11/23/1891 | See Source »

...made a stand and Harvard's V could get no further. Then Trafford fell back for a try at goal from the field. The ball went low and struck Heffelfinger, who had broken through. It bounded off to the right and the Yale guard and Hallowell both made a dive for it. Hallowell got it and Harvard had the play again on Yale's 18-yard line. Again the Yale rushers stood firm and tackled low, and Harvard could make no gain. Then Trafford fell back again for a try at goal. The ball went spinning off to the left...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YALE VICTORIOUS. | 11/23/1891 | See Source »

Wiestling opened the game for Harvard with a long dive to left field, on which he made a home run. Campbell got third on his fly to left, which Baker muffed, and came in on Willard's hit to Laverty. Harvard did not score again this innings, and went out in order in the second. In the third they made two more runs. Foster got his base on balls, stole second, and came home on Comp bell's three bagger. Campbell came in on Willard's fly to centre. They made one more run in the sixth on Compbell...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Base-Ball. | 5/3/1887 | See Source »

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