Word: fake
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Butterworth bucked the centre for five yards, and then a long series of short gains through the right side of the line took the ball to Harvard's one yard line. Finally on Stagg's old "fake," pnsh-play, C.D. Bliss took the ball over the line for a touchdown behind the goal-posts. It was a pretty application of an old trick...
...yards on two rushes by Laurie Bliss, and get five more for offside play by Harvard. The next two downs gave only two yards, and Mackie stopped the kick, but it was Butterworth's ball again on the 10 yard line. Laurie Bliss made no distance on a "fake" kick, and Butterworth only a yard through the centre, but Bliss did better on the next down and completed the necessary 5 yards...
...Hallowell's waiting arms. Harvard's ball again, and now at the centre of the field once more. Brewer was the first Harvard back to run with the ball, but Wallis was ready for him, and he made no gain. Harvard formed for a kick but it was a "fake" and Lake went through Winter for 5 yards. Next a straight wedge was tried, but with no gain, and next, with the same formation, a revolving wedge that gave Lake 3 yards...
...only 3 yards by Hallowell. It was enough to make the distance, however, and the ball was Yale's still. The two Bliss brothers again tried the ends, but Laurie only made a yard, and "Pop" lost as much, so Yale formed for a kick. It was a "fake" formation, but when Winter tried to gain on it he found that Upton would not have it, and the ball was Harvard...
...Harvard, Emmons, Upton and Lewis played well in the line, Trafford, though still far from an ideal quarterback is improving in his work, and Brewer's work was excellent. The peculiar feature of Harvard's game was the regularity with which Brewer was sent with the ball in the "fake kick," each time making his distance. At one time this ancient and time - worn trick was worked for three successive downs...