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Word: fakes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1910-1919
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...game began with a punting duel between Morris of Groton and W. H. Churchill, which was continued until G. Owen, on a fake kick play, carried the ball to the enemy three-yard line. At the beginning of the second quarter V. Chapin took the ball over for a touchdown...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YEARLINGS TROUNCE LIGHT GROTON ELEVEN BY 26-0 | 10/20/1919 | See Source »

...University score on McKinlock's drop-kick, and produced for Carlisle their lone touchdown. This was made after a hard march down the field from the Indians' own 7-yard line, during which the ball was advanced by all the methods known to the game, line-plunging, end runs, fake formations, and forward passing. The tally itself came when the Indians worked a deceptive triple pass which sent Wofford over for 6 points. Calac made it 7 by kicking the goal. The University came back in the fourth period, when Dickinson's fumble of Robinson's punt gave the opportunity...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CARLISLE WENT DOWN TO 29 TO 7 DEFEAT BEFORE UNIVERSITY ELEVEN | 10/11/1915 | See Source »

...Wolverine backs made the majority of their gains on straight football, using a fake kick formation time after time to start a long skirting dash around the Case ends. The defense at the opening of the game was effective in rolling back the Case attack, but when the substitutes entered the Michigan line-up, Case made two brief, vain spurts with the aid of short forward passes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FORWARD PASSING INEFFECTIVE | 10/5/1914 | See Source »

Brickley's kick-off goes behind goal. Yale's ball on her 20-yard line. Wilson made 8 yards through Hitchcock, to be dropped by Bradlee. Knowles, one yard. Knowles punted to Mahan, who, on Harvard's 30-yard line, returned ball three yards. Brickley made 9 yards on fake kick through Talbot. Bradlee made first down on Harvard's 45-yard line...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard 15, Yale 5 | 11/22/1913 | See Source »

Mahan, no gain, tackled by Ketcham. Ketcham again warned by referee for roughness. Brickley back. Bradlee made five yards on fake kick. Brickley back, received pass too high and he ran to Yale's 20-yard line, where he just failed to make first down. Yale's ball, Knowles carried ball, tackled by Mahan, no gain. Wilson made four yards. Knowles kicked to Logan, who made fair catch on Harvard's 35-yard line...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard 15, Yale 5 | 11/22/1913 | See Source »

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