Word: forwardness
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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There was a short, fast scrimmage between the University and second elevens yesterday afternoon in which the defense received particular attention. The ball was not put in play by kicking off, but was given to each team alternately near its opponent's goal line. The onside kick and forward pass were tried only a few times and with poor success. Line plays were resorted to almost exclusively and some good gains were made through the second's line with Wendell carrying the ball...
...Biglow played only a short time. The practice was the most interesting of the year, and the playing showed a great improvement. The second team put up a good defense and gained some ground against the first eleven. A great deal of kicking was done and practice of the forward pass and onside kick were features of the day's work. Bomar's line plunging was excellent. Over 20 old players were back to coach the team...
...inches out-board, as compared with 20 inches on last year's boat. The use of thole-pins instead of swivel-rowlocks is supposed to give a firmer catch at the beginning of the stroke, afford the men a support to press against on the swing forward, and provide a means of telling when the members of the crew shoot their hands away in unison. The bottom of the boat is broader and flatter than the ordinary American shell...
...practice, the University team was given light work yesterday and no scrimmage was held for the regular men. The linemen were given quick-starting practice and the ends ran down under Coach Leary's punts. In the signal practice, the entire time was given over to work on the forward pass with either Newhall or Wendell throwing the ball. Some excellent passes were made over the second team's line, against which the first was opposed for a part of the practice...
...Pleasant punted soon after Burr's kickoff and then the ball was lost to Carlisle on their 8-yard line on a forward pass. Newhall heeled Mt. Pleasant's punt and Parker kicked a beautiful place goal from the 40-yard line. Score, Harvard, 10; Carlisle...