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Word: halfback (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Noyes played well at halfback, making substantial gains, one of 20 yards around left end. Devens bucked well and kept going after being tackled. Jennings at left half backed up the line cleverly and got into all the plays. Lawrence at tackle played aggressively and was effective for gains through tackle. Toward the end of the practice team A scored a touchdown...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BOWDOIN TODAY. | 10/2/1901 | See Source »

...candidate for tackle or guard. Rainsford and Barnard played excellently at times, but were careless too frequently. Sargent did well at center, getting through and blocking plays several times. Devens gained much ground through the line, and got his punts off well, though not for good distances. Jones, at halfback, made good gains through the line and around the ends, and played consistently to the end, but failed to follow his interference...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PRACTICE IMPROVING. | 10/1/1901 | See Source »

Robert Peebles Kernan '03, of New York City, substitute catcher, prepared at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, where he played for three years on his school team. Last year he pitched on the University nine and was substitute fullback on the Freshman eleven. Last fall he was substitute halfback on the University eleven. He is 19 years old, weighs 168 pounds and is 6 feet in height...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Statistics of the Harvard Nine. | 6/20/1901 | See Source »

...substitutes the following graduate: T. S. Adams '01S, P. H. Kunzig '01L, C. G. Miller '01S, R. R. Richardson '01 and, J. C. Tomlinson '01. There is left, however, a nucleus for a strong team in the following men, who remain in college: G. B. Chadwick '03, halfback; J. R. Bloomer '01, left tackle; C. Gould '02, end; A. H. Sharpe '02M, halfback; R. Sheldon '02S, right guard; H. C. Holt '03, centre; C. D. Rafferty...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: News from Yale. | 12/3/1900 | See Source »

Robert Peebles Kernan '03, left halfback, prepared at the Brooklyn Polytechnic School. He was a substitute on his Freshman team and was substitute pitcher on the University nine last year. He is 5 feet, 11 1-2 inches tall, weighs 156 pounds and is 19 years...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Harvard Players. | 11/3/1900 | See Source »

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