Word: lost
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...good condition, Harvard would have had a great advantage over Douglass, the Navy punter, and as it was, Burr's kicks outdistanced his opponent's by from five to ten yards. One minute, the ball would be in the Navy's territory in Harvard's possession, only to be lost on an intercepted pass or kick, and then the condition would be reversed. This continual punting and passing caused many careless fumbles on both teams, with the Navy the chief offender. Harvard followed the ball far better than the Navy and recovered fumbles to good advantage...
...kicked out to the middle of the field, and from that point the first scored in three rushes, Pope making the touchdown. McKay kicked the goal. After a few minutes more of play the first team scored again. The second team made three fumbles, missed a forward pass, and lost the ball on downs. The first had no trouble in gaining against the light second team, and Pope made the second touchdown. After some very ragged playing, the first team lost the ball on a forward pass, but recovered it again on a blocked kick, and pushed it over...
...University second team was defeated by Phillips Exeter Academy at Exeter Saturday afternoon by the score of 11 to 0. The second team was kept on the defensive most of the time, but once in the second half reached Exeter's 15-yard line, where the ball was lost on downs. The feature of the game was the playing of Lewis, who ran back a kick-off 40 yards and later ran 35 yards for a touchdown after intercepting a forward pass...
Although for the last two years the material has been good, both years the championship has been lost to Cornell by one point. This year every effort will be used to secure a good Canadian coach. The material this year is excellent and experienced, nine of the twelve men having played last year. They are: B. M. Vance '08, capt., P. B. Francis '08, C. L. Furbur '08, L. D. Cox '08, H. E. Porter '09, D. L. Cobb '09, A. H. Cochrane '09, D. S. S. Sheip '09, E. S. Currie '09. A game with the graduates on October...
...Freshman football squad had a hard, fast practice yesterday afternoon. At the beginning of the scrimmage the ball was given to the second team in the centre of the field and they soon lost it on a quarterback kick. The first team quickly carried the ball to the 20-yard line where the ball went to the second on a fumble. The ball having changed hands several times, the first team scored by a series of passes and short end runs. After the second team had received and lost the ball, the first team carried it to the 1-yard...