Word: misplay
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...around the end and had only one man between himself and the goal, he slowed up and allowed himself to be tackled. Saxe's play was steady and effective all the way through. B. Trafford at full back, played a beautiful game. He did not make a single misplay, and punted and tackled finely. It was a mistake to signal him to try for goal from the field in the second half, for the wind was dead against him and the distance was very great...
...twenty yards. On the second down he punted to Hall. McDonald dodged finely and brought the ball back near the middle of the field. Crosby fell on the ball. It was passed to White but Crane tackled him before he got started. The ball went to Wesleyan on a misplay of Dean's. The full-backs kicked back and forth for several minutes, neither side making any gain. At last Harvard adopted rushing tactics again, and White, Stickney, Lee and Blanchard took the play well down towards Wesleyan's line. Lee made a superb rush to the five yard line...
...Peck and Slayback made good gains and rushed through Harvard's centre at every down. McDonald here sprained his ankle and Day substituted him. Day made two good rushes and Brown and Slayback got twenty yards more, running through the centre. Harvard got the ball on Peck's misplay and Trafford kicked. Hall returned the ball which Harvard got well up in Wesleyan's territory. Stickney rushed twenty yards and got across the line. Time 42 minutes. Goal. When the ball was put in play Day and Slayback continued to do good work, but Tilton got the ball...
...will take his place. The rush line is very heavy, averaging 175 pounds. Bacon of the theological school, an old player, has been prevailed upon to resume his position as full back. In his three years'service with the team not a touchdown has been made through his misplay...