Word: goal
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...strong team play to break up Harvard's defense, and the offensive work should be effective as a result of the great attention paid to it during the past week. With Sawin and Burnett in the game, the possession of the ball in Brown's territory may mean a goal from the field...
...Varsity, with good interference on the kick-off, twice worked the ball down the field to the twenty-five yard line. The first time Daly made a fair catch after an exchange of punts and was given ten yards for interference with the catch. Sawin easily kicked the goal. The second time he scored a goal on a drop-kick from the twenty-five yard line...
...except for not meeting the play squarely, he was very effective in stopping plays. His worst fault is in standing too high. In the practice before the game, his place-kicks were remarkable for distance and accuracy, but in the game he missed the only try he had for goal...
...first half, Andover played at her best. The ball was rushed to Harvard's seven-yard line, but there the Freshmen braced and obtained the ball on downs. After that, until the end of the half, neither goal was in danger. When the second half began, the Freshmen showed a decided improvement. They carried the ball the length of the field on straight rushes, but, just as they were within striking distance of Andover's goal, off side play by Nickerson lost the ball. During the rest of the half the ball changed hands continually...
...line-men in particular played with more vigor than usual. Much attention was paid to punting, not only in the preliminary work, but also in the line-up that followed. Only one-half was played against the second eleven in which the first scored one touchdown and a goal from the field by Sawin. After the line-up Coach Dibblee carefully drilled the backs in the formation of interference. With both Campbell and Hallowell out of the practice the work of the ends was poor. As the second did not rush the ball at any time, the rest...