Word: line
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...gain its 10 yards consistently, so that much kicking occurred, in which the University team had a decided advantage, both Burr and Foster punting over 60 yards repeatedly. Fraser, who played centre in place of Parker, was very steady in his passing and held his ground well in the line. Both Macdonald and Burnham appeared to good advantage at end, Burnham, in particular, marking an extra long gain in the second half on a forward pass. There were a number of fumbles throughout the game, and the University team often failed to fall on the ball properly. The quarterback kick...
Driscoll of Bowdoin kicked off to Inches on the 10-yard line, who ran back 10 yards. As the eleven could not gain, Burr punted from his own 20-yard line to Bowdoin's 35-yard line, where Driscoll was downed. Driscoll and Lee made 8 yards on the next two plays, but then, as the eleven failed to gain, Driscoll punted to Inches on Harvard's 30-yard line. Inches ran the ball in 5 yards. In the next scrimmage the University team was offside for which it was penalized 5 yards. Wendell failed to gain through right guard...
...material which has thus far reported for the University football team is on the whole far too light. Indeed, the material for line positions has been so scant that we have been unable to try out much of the material for other positions. Everybody who weighs over 150 pounds ought to be out. The undergraduate body as a whole should see that such men come out and in this way they will help us out of our present difficulty. HATHERLY FOSTER...
Harding kicked to Osborne, who ran the ball in five yards to the 20-yard line. As the first team failed to gain. Foster punted, Osborne regaining the ball on the 50-yard line. Foster gained six yards on the next two plays and then punted, the ball being downed by the second team on its 20-yard line. In the next two scrimmages Greenabaum gained but one yard, but on the next play the University team was penalized 5 yards for offside play. Howes gained 3 yards through right tackle, and then the first team was again penalized...
...line-up for the scrimmage follows...