Word: offs
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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The game on Saturday resulted in a well earned victory for Harvard, though for an hour Cornell played a stubborn game and aided by many penalties for off-side playing of the Harvard line and by good punting succeeded in defending their goal.
Cornell played a kicking game from the start, while Harvard tried to advance the ball by rushing. This proved to be slow work and before carrying the ball far, it was either fumbled, or more often taken away by the umpire, who was very severe in enforcing the slightest breaches...
The best work of the game was done by Cabot, Brewer, Holt, Rogers and Wyckoff. Cabot foliowed the ball well, and on the offensive made the best gains through the centre. Brewer was also a good ground gainer, and punted well. All the centre of the line was strong, and...
The backs are extremely slow in getting off and often give the play away before the ball comes back.
Warren made several long gains through Stevenson, while Garrison fooled Newell several times on a crisscross play around left end. This, with the five yards which '97 got for Stevenson's off-side play, brought the ball to the 'varsity's seven yeard line.