Word: line
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...White's line plunging was the feature of the game: in the course of 28 rushes he carried the ball a total of 140 yards; he started fast and continually broke through centre for long gains. MacKay was exceptionally active, blocking a kick and spoiling several plays. Fish, who captained the team in Burr's absence, also played a splendid game. It was in the ends that the line was weak, for although Crowley and Cutting both played brilliantly at times, they were not down on punts and did not tackle hard. Cutler punted well, but was not so good...
...whose kicking alone, measured in terms of ground gained, is invaluable, and in addition, a real leader and captain--it is hard to imagine a more serious blow. The two games in the coming fortnight will test Harvard's strength to the limit, and with Burr out of the line-up it will be doubly hard. It is hoped that he will be able to play the Yale game, at least for part of the game, but the immediate question is to develop a guard and a man who can hope to hold his own against good punters until then...
...Brown University football team last Saturday by the score of 6 to 2. During the first half the teams seemed fairly well matched, and neither was able to obtain any distinct advantage, but in the second half the University team had no trouble in gaining through the Brown line, and played a much superior game. The teams resorted mainly to the old style of line-plunging game, and had little or no success with the forward pass or onside kick. Punting was frequent on both sides, McKay, of Brown, with the wind behind him being able to keep the ball...
Harvard's touchdown was made on straight line plays from its own 40-yard line. White not only carried the ball over Brown's goal line for the touchdown, but made every first down. Brown's score came as the result of a punt which went over Cutler's head and was recovered on the goal line for a safety. Harvard nearly scored on two other occasions in the second half. Once the team was held on Brown's 14-yard line, and when time was called at the end of the game MacKay had just blocked Brown's punt...
Mayhew kicked off to MacKay, who ran the ball back to the 30-yard line. White went through centre for five yards, and Kennard punted to Sprackling on Brown's 33-yard line. After an exchange of kicks Harvard received the ball, and White and Corbett made ten yards on two line plunges. White gained two first downs on centre plays, and had carried the ball down to Brown's 35-yard line, when Cutler's forward pass failed, and the ball went to Brown on the 50-yard line. Brown again received the ball after another exchange of punts...