Word: guard
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...preliminary practice most of the time was devoted to work on the forward pass by the first eleven under the supervision of Coach Reid, the object being to show the men how to guard the man who throws the ball. While Kennard and Burnham were falling on the ball, Parker tried a number of goals from placement. Later the ends were given a short practice in catching the ball on the run. Burr, Kersburg, and Lockwood have been given a two days' rest...
...Hare for the second team kicked off to Peirce, who fumbled, but finally downed the ball on the 35-yard line. Foster failed to gain through right guard, and punted, Orr stopping Browne, who got the ball on the 10-yard line. The second team failed to gain and O'Hare punted, Foster downing the ball on the 38-yard line. Newhall made three yards on a long run around left end, after which Grosvenor failed to gain on a forward pass. Foster made a quick kick from formation on which Sibley downed the ball over the line...
...plays, but then, as the eleven failed to gain, Driscoll punted to Inches on Harvard's 30-yard line. Inches ran the ball in 5 yards. In the next scrimmage the University team was offside for which it was penalized 5 yards. Wendell failed to gain through right guard, and Foster made but one yard around right end, so that Burr was forced to punt. Bowdoin secured the ball on the 5-yard line, and immediately punted back, Foster making a fair catch on the 35-yard line. Burr kicked a goal from placement, making the score...
...Knowlton. Four new men reported at this practice: J. W. Brown '08, centre; M. Dore '09, centre; T. Roosevelt '09, end; and H. Tweed '07, half-back. In the scrimmage, which was particularly fast and spirited, Burr was tried for the first time in his old position at left guard. Kerans, who was put in at quarterback on the first team, ran the eleven well. On the offensive the University team showed decided improvement, rushing the ball over the line for a touchdown in five minutes of scrimmage. Foster and Wendell were steady ground gainers. Kennard, who played left...
...squad up to a total of 60 men. The new men were: H. Blanchard '09, tackle; W. Burns '08, end; D. F. Butler '09, quarterback; M. B. Giddings '08, end; G. deK. Gilder '08, quarterback; L. B. Harding '08, end; H. F. Miller sS., end; M. D. Robinson '09, guard. Under the direction of Coach Motley the ends practiced quick starting and running down under punts, while Coach Reid, assisted by Coach Brown, gave the first and second elevens practice in the use of the forward pass with varying success. Both teams were given a short drill in blocking through...