Word: half
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...first half, Yale was outplayed generally with the exception of the punting, and there was little to choose between Cutler and Vincent. Harvard's forward passes and onside kicks proved much more effective than Yale's, and the open game was supposed to be Harvard's weakest point. The offense of both teams seemed stronger than the defense. At critical points, however, the Yale defense braced and played Harvard to a standstill...
...second half Yale had a shade the better of it, but this was principally due to the fact that Vincent greatly outpunted Minot, who had taken Cutler's place at fullback. With the exception of two tries for field goals by Yale, neither team came near scoring...
...Yale football team defeated Princeton by the score of 12 to 10 last Saturday in a brilliant and exciting game after being completely outplayed in the first half. During this period Princeton scored a touchdown on a 72-yard run by Booth after a blocked onside kick, and a goal from the field by Harlow from the 15-yard line. Three other times Princeton was within scoring distance, but each time the try for a field goal was unsuccessful, while Yale was never inside Princeton's 40-yard line...
...second half, however, was all in Yale's favor, and soon after the kick-off a touchdown was scored and the goal was kicked. After the next kick-off Yale carried the ball straight down the field, but lost a chance to score because of holding after the ball had been actually carried over the line. The second touchdown came a few minutes later, aided by two well-executed forward passes, which were worked from a place kick formation...
...work of Coy and T. Jones in the Yale backfield was above criticism in the second half, while McCormick, Wister and Dillon were Princeton's most effective players. Thirty-four thousand people saw the game...