Word: field
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...combination in the back field proved particularly effective, since thirty-three points were scored, principally by long end runs. Sawin played his best game of the season. In addition to strong punting, he scored three touchdowns by long runs, kicked three goals from touchdowns and two goals from the field. Daly also made some long runs after catching punts...
...plays are of most avail against the strong teams to come. In the first part of the game the West Point line forced Harvard to exert every effort to gain by these straight dive plays, but as they weakened in the second half, cleaner play in the Harvard back-field would have insured a larger score...
...strong positions of the Harvard line were the guards and ends. Burden and A. R. Sargent played a fast and consistent game. Campbell and Hallowell also were impregnable on the defense and entered into the offense with dash and spirit. They ran down the field under punts in perfect style. Although responsible for one or two of West Point's minor gains, J. Lawrence played better than he has at any time this season. He was cool and was not guilty of his old fault of offside play...
...back-field Sawin was the main reliance of the team. After playing every position behind the line this season, he made a success at halfback on Saturday. Besides his running with the ball, which scored the first touchdown of the game, his punts were long and true...
...first game of the Freshman eleven, which was played with Exeter on Soldiers Field, Saturday afternoon, resulted in a tie, neither side being able to score. The Freshmen played a mediocre game. They tackled well, but fumbled a great deal and ran too high. Only once, in the second half, did it seem likely that they would score, but the ball was lost and Brill quickly punted it out of danger. Exeter, on the other hand, played a sharp and fast game, but missed the chance to score by attempting four goals from the field, which were all unsuccessful...