Word: forward
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Peirce made the first touchdown by falling on the ball behind the line after White had fumbled on the two-yard line. The second score occurred after the University eleven had rushed the ball steadily forward from the 30-yard line, Wendell making the touchdown. Shortly after the third kick-off Somes fumbled Hall's quarterback kick on the 30-yard line, which enabled Starr to secure the ball and carry it a short distance for the third touchdown. Wendell secured the fourth and last touchdown after white had intercepted a forward pass, made by the second eleven...
...after the kick-off Hall punted to Gilder on the second team's 40-yard line. Nourse blocked Graydon's punt and downed the ball for the first eleven on the 28-yard line. After a short loss on a quarterback run, Peirce gained 12 yards on a fumbled forward pass. A penalty for holding followed on the first team and one for offside play on the second team. The second eleven secured the ball on an onside kick on its 17-yard line, and Graydon at once punted, Rand running the ball back 25 yards to the 25-yard...
During the rest of the first half the ball remained between the 30-yard lines. The features of the play were a 50-yard gain by Kirley on an onside kick, a 15-yard gain by Pryor on a forward pass, and the long runs made by Lockwood and Mayhew. Macdonald tried a second goal from placement on which he was forced to rush the ball on account of the poor pass. The half closed with the ball in the University team's possession on its 39-yard line...
...second half Mayhew downed Burr's kick-off on the 16-yard line. Schwartz at once punted, Newhall downing the ball on Harvard's 50-yard line. After getting the ball on a fumble, Brown carried it by means of several long rushes and one forward pass to Harvard's 1-yard line. Curtis made the touchdown in two rushes, and Hazard missed the goal...
Yale defeated West Point last Saturday in a hard fought game by the score of 10 to 6, scoring all the ten points in the second half. West Point, using the forward pass to good advantage, scored a touchdown toward the end of the first half, from which Mountford kicked the goal. Throughout the first period, Yale was distinctly outplayed, and repeatedly the linesmen were thrown back by the more aggressive West Point forwards. Jones's work at quarterback was far below his usual game and his wretched handling of punts handicapped Yale severely...