Word: mccormick
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Sherwin, r. h. b. r. h. b., McCormick...
...thing, but the Harvard players were better. The Yale freshmen played a very plucky game against a much heavier team, their tackling was very good and their runs were determined and vicious. Bliss did perhaps the best work on the field. He ran beautifully, tackled well and caught well. McCormick played a remarkably good game in every respect. Lewis did well at guard, while the end rushers Cochrane and James out-played their opponents at every point. For Harvard Newell and Shea tackled very well indeed, and Shaw played steadily and well. Behind the line Corbett did the best work...
With the ball at the Harvard 45 yard line McCormick gained 5 yards but Jenkins lost ten by a bad pass and Bliss fell on the ball. Bliss then made a pretty run around Wrenn's end for 15 yards. McCormick lost three yards by Waters' good tackle. Bliss then tried for a goal from the field, but the ball hit a Harvard man and bounded around a good deal until a Yale man dropped on it at the Harvard 15 yard line. Good tackling by Newell and Shea and steady blocking in the centre prevented Yale from gaining...
Cochrane, James, and McCormick now did some very good tackling. Although Harvard kept the ball a long time, she failed to gain. Corbett, after a number of rushes by Stone, Sherwin and Newell had got the ball to Yale's 15 yard line, carried the ball back 20 yards on the fourth down to keep it. The ball went to Yale the very next play for holding...
After losing 5 yards by two runs by Bliss and McCormick, Noyes kicked to Sherwin who ran well for about ten yards but hurt his leg when tackled. Newell gained a little but Yale got the ball for holding. Noyes made a poor kick and Wrenn dropped on the ball...