Word: forwardness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...over the weekend the Varsity proved definitely and for all time that it has two great virtues: it can fight for 60 minutes against the best teams in the country, and it can put up a defense that is very satisfactory in all departments, save perhaps that of forward passes, in which field Princeton tried 19 times and was successful on 11 occasions...
...staunch Crimson forward wall played a bang-up game throughout, bottling up the attack of the reputedly strong invaders at all times. The backs also did their share, turning in a smooth, powerful performance which notted four well-earned counters. Tim Reardon, who replaced Captain Arthur Oakes when the latter injured his hand, accounted for two of the Crimson tallies with a brilliant passing and running attack...
...Forward pass work received a good deal of attention at this practice, which was one of the shortest and snappiest of the year. By 4.15 o'clock the gridsters were meandering homeward, though still not definitely certain about tomorrow's starting lineup...
...full two and a half hours the boys were at it with special attention being placed on the forward passing game and the Princeton plays as demonstrated by the Junior Varsity...
...minutes later, after a 40-yd. march to Pitt's 18-yd. line, Minnesota sprang the "Sunday play"-a double lateral pass followed by a forward. Lund to Tenner-that it had saved for just such a crisis. The touchdown won the game...