Word: forwardness
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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After a glance back at the seven already to our credit, let us look forward to "ten straight" for the season. J. ALLEY...
Newhall, at quarterback on the University team, used the forward, pass more frequently and more successfully than for some days. The onside kick was also tried a number of times by him and by Wendell, and the tendency of the backs was to play a very open game. Several new plays were tried out, the most successful being a quarterback run by Newhall on which he made some good gains. The ends and backs on both teams afforded excellent interference to the runner on end plays, and for that reason these plays were often used...
Almost immediately Wendell came back with another run for 20 yards, and again the second got the ball on an intercepted forward pass, and punted. Newhall then worked his quarterback run for a 20-yard gain around right end and followed it by an onside kick, which Nourse recovered on the second's 15-yard line. Here the second held an punted to Newhall who rushed the ball back 25 yards. Wendell again worked an onside kick to Houston on the 20-yard line. Newhall tried a forward pass, which failed, the ball going behind the second's line...
...five on the next. Newhall then threw a for- ward pass to Fish on the 5-yard line. A tandem was thrown back for a loss, and Newhall tried a pass to Wendell on the 4-yard line. A left-tackle plunge failed to gain, and on the subsequent forward pass, Davis fell on the ball behind the line for the second touchback, when time was called...
...Haven, Conn., November 5, 1907. After an hour's secret practice, the university team lined up for a scrimmage with the second team, during which the first team scored two touchdowns and a goal from placement, and the second team scored once. The forward pass and onside kick were not tried, but the practice consisted mostly of straight Football, the men being drilled in bucking the line and plunging. The first team outplayed the second in general, although the second team braced at times and on one occasion held the University team for downs. Wheaton, who has been...