Word: midfield
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...first half was evenly contested, but uninteresting. After Harvard's kick-off Daly punted to Kernan who ran the ball, from Harvard's 25 yard line to midfield. Two plunges gained five yards, but after a fumble Kernan was forced to punt. Daly caught it on West Point's five yard line. Failing to gain, West Point punted to the 50 yard line. Harvard then lost the ball for holding, but regained it on downs. An exchange of punts then gave Harvard the ball on West Point's 25 yard line. After three short plunges by Ristine and Kernan, Matthews...
...yards. On the next line-up Devens returned the punt. A failed to gain, and Meier again punted, this time for 35 yards Daly ran back the punt 10 yards. Substitutes were then put in, and after a short signal practice the teams lined up again in midfield. G. L. Jones and Campbell carried the ball to the 25 yard line, when a run by Campbell advanced the 20 yards. On the third down Booth scored a touch-down...
...clock Harvard entered the field, and a minute later Yale followed. Captain Daly won the loss and chose the north goal, with a light wind in Harvard's favor. Hale kicked off to Daly on Harvard's twenty yard line, Daly returned it by a punt to Sharpe in midfield, and on Sharpe's fumble Hallowell got the ball for Harvard. On the kick-off, however, Coy had been offside and Yale had to kick-off again. Sawin returned this kick-off to Sharpe at Yale's fifty yard line. After three short line gains Sharpe circled right...
...most of the first half the teams played poorly and neither came near scoring, both being strong on defense and weak on offensive play. Near the end of the half, however, the substitutes began to play more concertedly and began a determined attempt to score. With the ball in midfield Brayton and Devens began a series of line plunges which netted thirty yards. Gierasch's fifteen yard run then took the ball to the ten yard line, and after two plunges by Brayton, Gierasch made the touchdown...
Hare made 8 yards at centre, but was stopped in another try at the same place. McCracken was stopped for a 2 yard gain at centre and Hare kicked to midfield, where Sawin was slightly injured in making the catch...