Word: half
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Haven on Saturday, the Harvard eleven after fighting heroically to the last ditch against a team vastly superior in strength of attack and general knowledge of football, was defeated by Yale 12 to 0. One touchdown was scored in each half, the first after Yale in twenty-eight minutes of actual play had three times rushed the ball nearly half the length of the field, against an increasingly stubborn defense; the second after a blocked kick by Harvard late in the second half. Yale was decisively superior in the power and unity of her attack, strong on defense...
...punting, Yale gained a slightly greater total distance, but Sperry was hampered on several occasions by poor passes and an inadequate defensive formation, which allowed one punt to be entirely and another partially blocked. Harvard was outclassed in straight rushing in the first half, in which Yale gained by this means a net distance of 138 yards to Harvard's 4. Both teams kicked more in the second half; in this Yale in 29 rushes made a net gain of only 49 yards and Harvard in 26 finishes gained a net distance of 52 yards...
Harvard's attack was in the first half totally inadequate against a powerful rush line like Yale's and secured but one first down; and the failure of the few end plays tried was to be expected from the lack of effective interference as well as from the uncertainty of footing on a slippery field. In the second half, by the hardest kind of individual work and an occasional welding together into something like effective team play the eleven made short but consistent gains. The defense, excellent throughout except in kick formations, taxed Yale's superior offensive strength...
...Harvard players, Captain Hurley was unquestionably foremost in knowledge of the game, in speed and aggressiveness on the offense, in dash and reliability of his defensive play, and in the unconquerable spirit with which he led his team. He gained Harvard's only first down in the first half practically unaided, and made the most and longest gains in the second. His brilliant tackles were the most spectacular plays of the game and time after time stopped Yale's attacks on all parts of the Harvard line. Mills, too, played a brilliant game. His tackling in the open...
...yards on a second try at left end, bringing the ball to Harvard's 31-yard line. From this point against a stubborn resistance Yale careered the ball by straight line plunges for 2 and 3 yard gains to Harvard's 5-yard line. Here Harvard was penalized half the remaining distance to the goal line for interference with centre. Hogan gained only a yard at centre but on the next try Morse was pushed through outside right tackle for a touchdown, after 28 minutes of actual play. Hoyt kicked an easy goal. Score: Yale, 6; Harvard...