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...Seniors could not gain, and kicked to Pierce who advanced the ball to the 30-yard line. Frothingham went around right end for a touchdown, and also kicked the goal. Soon after the Freshmen received the ball, they fumbled and Piper recovered it for the Seniors on their own 15-yard line. After several line plays a forward pass failed, and the ball went to the Freshmen. Long gains through tackle and end by Winston, Pierce and Frothingham resulted in a second touchdown. Frothingham failed to kick the goal. Soon after the kick-off, the Freshmen got the ball...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 1912 Easily Won from 1909, 21 to 0 | 11/19/1908 | See Source »

...Freshmen received the kick-off and by straight rushes placed the ball on the Sophomores' 5-yard line. The Sophomores got the ball on downs, but soon lost it by a fumble, and the Freshmen recovered it on their 30-yard line. A successful forward pass and several line plunges soon resulted and Pierce was pushed over for a touchdown. Smith failed to kick the goal. The Freshmen received the ball on the next kick-off and after several line plunges and a 30-yard run by Campbell, Pierce made the second touchdown. Smith was unable to kick the goal...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SOPHOMORES LOST TO 1912 | 11/17/1908 | See Source »

After the first kick-off the, University team stared off with a rush, and carried the ball to their opponents' 5-yard line, where it was lost. Sherwin punted out from the 20-yard line. A little later Kennard kicked from Harvard's 50-yard line, over Pishon's head for a touchback. Sherwin kicked out again, and after two successful onside kicks, Dartmouth had the ball on Harvard's 24-yard line, where Sherwin's drop kick failed. In the second half the play was almost entirely in the centre of the field, until the last few minutes, when...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TIMELY RALLY WON VICTORY | 11/16/1908 | See Source »

...much a triumph for the coaching staff as for the players themselves. Every pound of available strength was put into the line-up as it became useful with the result that at the end the attack was just as fierce and the defence as stubborn as at the kick...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A REMARKABLE SHOWING. | 11/9/1908 | See Source »

...kick-off rolled over the goal line to Corbett for a touchback. Cutler punted out to Thorpe on the 45-yard line. The first play netted eight yards, and Payne made first down at right tackle. A double pass finally went forward to Wauseuka for eleven yards' gain. Thorpe reached the 5-yard line on the next play, but a forward pass went wrong, putting the ball on the 25-yard line. Another attempted forward pass went into Browne's hands. A penalty put Harvard on the 1-yard line, and Cutler punted to Thorpe, who was thrown by Crowley...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD, 17; CARLISLE, O | 11/9/1908 | See Source »

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