Word: forward
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Followers of Harvard football destinies were given an encouraging surprise yesterday afternoon when it was revealed that five forward passes were completed in as many attempts. Coach Horween sent his squad through an hour and a half scrimmage and the intensive heat severely tested the condition of the players...
Checking their line thrusts with well-executed lateral and forward passes, the University players downed the Knox-coached scrubs by a 27 to 0 score. Although the first string players started slowly and showed ragged form, they soon got under way. The initial score followed a fifty yard parade down the field. A lateral from Putnam to Mays netted 20 yards. Charles Devens crashed through a weak spot in the left side of the scrub line for 15 more: yards and Putnam advanced the pig skin five. With beautiful interference mowing down potential tacklers. Mays dashed 15 yards...
Taking the ball at mid-field, Batchelder then unleashed a 30-yard forward to Record. The remaining distance to the scoring line was covered on a Wetmore-to-Batchelder lateral. The diminutive signal-caller failed to put his kick over the cross...
...loss of W. D. Carter '31, who is on leave of absence will be felt keenly at center half back for this position promises to be the most difficult to fill this fall. W. D. Vogel '30, who played center forward last season, is also on leave this year but it is expected that the forward line may be filled by candidates from the 1932 team...
...ball on the 50 yard line. Three plays netted the scrubs but five yards and then Fincke punted to Putnam who was downed on his own 15 yard line. Here the University team started a drive that finally culminated in a score. Mason and Putnam completed the only forward of the day, one which was good for 25 yards and then Mason speed around end for 23 more yards. Five rushes at the tired second team line put the ball over with Mason carrying it on the final attempt. Putnam's kick was high and wide...