Word: octopus
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Dates: during 1891-1891
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...aggressive play with a very excellent V which advanced the ball 18 yards. The academy boys followed this with two ineffectual efforts to break Harvard's centre; they then resorted to the criss cross trick and Woodruff escaped everybody out. Fearing, who brought him down with one of his octopus tackles. Andover could gain no more, and the ball soon went to Harvard. It was forced steadily towards Philips' goal and finally Fearing scored the second touch down around the left end; goal. Score 12-0. The story of the rest of the first half is much the same...