Word: forward
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Starr ran the team with more life than has been seen on Soldiers Field this fall, but his choice of plays showed very poor judgment. He rarely tried the various forward passes that have been used constantly in the scrimmages and relied entirely on straight, old-fashioned line bucking. At times, this method of attack seemed to possess considerable power but when it neared the goal line and went against the stiffened defense of the Springfield line it was held twice, both times within the 5-yard line. This lack of power at the critical moment was most discouraging...
Captain Honhart's work at quarterback on the Springfield team was a feature of the game and his accurate manipulation of the forward pass was remarkable. He ran his team splendidly and was never afraid to take chances...
Burr dribbled the ball on the kickoff but Harvard failed to recover it owing to Briggs' quickness. A line play failed to gain and Honhart passed forward to Crispin. On the next play, Springfield's forward pass hit the ground and they were penalized to their 35-yard line. Honbart dropped back to kick, but the ball was passed over his head and he recovered it on the 15-yard line. Another fumbled pass put the ball back to the 3-yard line, from where Honhart punted to Butt, who fumbled, Springfield recovering the ball. A series of forward passes...
When the second half opened, Gilbert had been substituted for Butt, M. C. Peirce for Forster, and Grant for Nourse. Springfield kicked off to Rand who juggled the ball, Starr falling on it behind the goal line for a touchback. Burr punted to Honhart, who passed forward, Starr getting the ball. After a failure to gain, Burr fell back to punt, but the kick was blocked. He recovered the ball on the 5-yard line and tried another kick which was also blocked, Colton failing on the ball behind the line. Honhart failed to kick the goal...
Burr kicked off over the goal line. The ball was brought back for offside play, and Burr kicked over again, the ball travelling 70 yards. Shortly after Springfield's punt-out, Burr made a return punt. Rand intercepted Honhart's forward pass on the next play and then the ball was carried 20 yards in four plays for a touchdown by Apollonio. Gilbert missed Starr's punt--out, and the score...