Word: hole
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...whole the team played fairly well together, the work of the backs being quite systematic in interference. They must learn to put their man out of the game entirely, and not to trust to a push to do it. Moreover the backs do not take all the chances for holes, several times going directly into the scrimmage when a hole was in plain sight. In defensive work the team is fairly strong in some particulars, especially in stopping push plays. But the line is woefully weak in holding on a kick,- Brewer being stopped a number of times...
...Much Gain for Either Side.Yale now started off to save the game, with the desperation for which the New Haven teams have always been noted. But the push-play which was tried against Newell netted only 3 yards, and L. Bliss did not find the hole through Upton and Lake that he expected, so the ball was once more passed to Butterworth for a kick...
Lake was now sent with the ball in the revolving wedge, and made two yards to the right of Yale's centre, and Upton took the ball 5 yards farther, to Yale's 10 yard line, through Winter's hole. But in the next scrimmage Lake dropped the ball, and Harvard lost the chance score...
Gray was first given the ball, and made his distance through Winter's hole again. Lake went inside of Wallis for three yards by a desperate rush, but on the next down Yale was given the ball for holding in the line...
Harvard's Tricks Work Well.Brewer made 5 yards through the hole that Newell had for him, on a pretty trick, and Grey took the ball 4 yards to the middle of the field. Emmons wrenched his knee here, but soon went on playing. Another trick gave Harvard 9 yards, but on the next down Mr. Coffin gave the ball to Yale for Harvard's holding...