Word: fakes
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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After considerable time spent on the explanation of new plays, Team A and Team B lined up for a period of fake scrimmage, chiefly for the benefit of the backs and ends. Then Potter, Reynolds, Blackall, and Milholland did some punting to the backs with the ends running down under the kicks. The distance of the punts was good in most instances, but the handling of the ball was very poor for this season of the year. Wendell and Campbell were the only members of the backfield who received the ball in sure style...
...college at large) are keenly interested. We read the papers, for "dope," as we cannot attend the secret practice, and we know that the "dope" we read is mostly "fake." We guess, compare scores, hear rumors from other colleges, and gradually work ourselves into a fever of excitement before the match game with Yale...
Stow replaced Keays and Parmenter went in for F. H. Leslie. Butler kicked off to Stow who ran in only 5 yards before being downed. A penalty for tripping, however, advanced the ball to the 36-yard line. Here Pierce dropped back for a fake punt. The ball came straight from the centre, but Pierce fumbled, allowing Simson to recover the ball and get to the 1-yard line before he was forced outside. On the next play Simson went through left guard for a touchdown. The goal was missed. Score--Harvard, 27; Cornell...