Word: drives
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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With the count deadlocked, the University outfit launched an offensive drive from its own 20-yard line only to have a forward pass intercepted at midfield. Failing to gain ground through the line, the ineligibles resorted to the overhead attack, but Gamache intercepted the ball and the University machine resumed its interrupted march forward which did not end until Sayles crashed through for a touchdown from the two-yard mark...
...committee to investigate the Philadelphian Society for "undesirable Buchmanism." There was also a vote of 253 to 85 to the effect that "undesirable Buchmanism" was actually in vogue with the Philadelphian Society. Ironically, the mass meeting had been called by the Society itself to launch a $25,000 charity drive. The Society's undergraduate officers denied that they were Buchmanites, but the investigation went forward at President Hibben's behest, by a committee composed of faculty members and trustees as well as undergraduates...
However little it may mean as a prophecy of future Crimson success, nevertheless, the brand of football displayed in the Stadium Saturday reflects great credit on Coach Horween and his charges. The Crimson attack was executed with a beautiful precision and drive. Interferers cleared out the opposing tacklers effectively, and the running backs showed speed; and a continued drive, which often carried them on long after they seemed downed for a certainty. They also picked their openings and employed a shifty method of running to much greater advantage than they have done at any time this year...
...Crimson aggregation showed a lack of inspiration, and played listlessly, possibly showing the reaction after the last two games, in which the spirit and drive of the 1930 team has been an outstanding feature...
...Atlantic invariably answered, "It can't be done!" In other words, the general verdict was that when an irresistible force met an immovable object, the object stopped being immovable, and that was doubtless a part of Mr. Woodruff's philosophy when he engineered the inception of the smashing drive that no line seemed able to withstand...