Word: headway
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Pennsylvania played a strong game on the defense as well as on the offense, and Cornell could make little headway. Both teams did a great deal of fumbling, and as a result Cornell had two tries at field goals, and once reached Pennsylvania's fifteen yard line. The fierce rushing tactics used by Pennsylvania were very wearing on both teams, and several men on both sides were forced to leave the game...
...work. Throughout the season his weakness has been poor defensive work and failure to help in the interference, but yesterday he succeeded fairly well in overcoming these faults. On the other hand there was a decided slump in the line bucking of Ellis, who was unable to make any headway through the line...
...team was still unreliable. All of the line men showed important faults, which made the defense weak at times and ruined the good work of the backs on the attack. The men were slow in charging, failed to follow the ball and played too high, consequently, very little headway was made through the centre of the line J. Lawrence alone was free from these faults, but his usual tendency to play offside appeared again and was more costly than the slowness of the other...
...line. The guards and tackles, besides doing good work on the offense, were generally firm on the defense. Early in the first half the second team made successive gains through the line amounting to fifteen yards, but after that, even when using the guards back formation, could make no headway...
...second eleven fumbled almost as much as the first, but deserves great credit for its defensive play. Grew, Roberts and Rainsford played a strong, plucky game in the centre of the line. They stopped almost every play and Ellis alone was able to make any headway through them. Hoxie, Baldwin and McGrew were all very fast on their feet, and did some effective tackling...