Word: halfs
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Heffelfinger, the Exeter half back was injured in the game here last Wednesday so severely that he will be unable to play for four weeks...
Harvard played her second game last Saturday with Stevens Institute, winning by a score of 28 to 4. The elevens were composed as follows: Harvard-rushers, Cumnock, Upton, Camphell, (Stickney), Tilton, (centre), Cranston, Newell, Hutchinson, (Crosby); quarter back, Dean; half-backs, Lee, Bowman; full-back, Trafford. Stevens Institute-rushers, Griswold, Wilderman, McKenzie, Hall, (centre), Emmet, Wreaks. Phelps; quarter-back, DeHart, half-backs, P. McKenzie and Raphael; full-back, Strong...
...rush line and downed him. This made the third down. Strong then kicked but the ball was stopped, Stevens getting it. Then both backs made rushes without gaining more than five yards. Strong gained five yards by a kick after which began a series of rushes by the half-backs and kicks by the full back which gave Stevens a gain of about ten yards when the ball went to Harvard on a foul. Lee made a strong rush of twenty yards, but was finely tackled by Emmett. Bowman then rushed about fifteen yards, Emmett again tackling. Lee gained another...
...Johnson's punt, but on another trial he sent the ball over Exeter's head. Hill was forced out of bounds. Miller and Crane made more notable rushes, but were stopped by Gilliam who played a remarkable game for Exeter. Finally, just before the end of the twenty-minute half, Miller made a fair catch off Stothers' punt within five yards of the middle of the field, and Johnson tried for goal. He succeeded, making a wonderfully correct kick. Score, 5-0. During the first half the backs were continually in the way, and failed to understand what should...
...Campbell or Stickney, Upton, Cumnock; quarter-back, Dean; halfbacks, Curtis or Greenough, Lee or Bowman; full back, Trafford or Saxe; subs, Crosby, Goodwin, House, Wrenn, Curtis. The second eleven which plays at Exeter willbe made up as follows: rushers, Hill, Cummings, Blanchard, Morse, Fitzhugh, Rodgers, Davenport,; quarter back, Hallowell; half-backs, W. Crane and Moen; full-back, Johnson; subs, Dodge and Tilton...