Word: pass
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Harvard was defeated last Saturday by the wide-awake, hard-fighting Dartmouth eleven, by the score of 22 to 0. The large score was due to this alertness and indomitable aggressiveness, coupled with the magnificent team play which Dartmouth displayed. The visitors took advantage of every fumble, forward pass or blocked punt, and were never caught napping. Their speedy and heavy backs varied the attack with a bewildering series of formations for end runs, line bucks and forward passes which kept the University team guessing...
...part of the game, played fast and aggressive football. Burrage as fullback made some good gains through the line and scored one of the touchdowns. The Juniors showed a lack of team play and were continually penalized for being offside, but at times worked the onside kick and forward pass successfully...
There was a short, fast scrimmage between the University and second elevens yesterday afternoon in which the defense received particular attention. The ball was not put in play by kicking off, but was given to each team alternately near its opponent's goal line. The onside kick and forward pass were tried only a few times and with poor success. Line plays were resorted to almost exclusively and some good gains were made through the second's line with Wendell carrying the ball...
...most attention by the coaches, and in order to give them particular drill in this, the second was several times given the ball near the University's goal. The latter held well and the second, usually using their tandem formation, could not gain through the line. After each forward pass or onside kick the ball was brought back to its former position and given to the second again...
...four Yale men were closely bunched. As the men came on to the track for the last quarter, Vilas led by 40 yards; Spitzer followed 20 yards behind; and Raynolds, with Crosby close behind him, was next with an interval of 20 yards. By a wonderful spurt, Crosby passed Raynolds and Spitzer with 300 yards to go, but he was unable to pass Vilas, who finished strong. These first four men were closely bunched, but the others were strung out for fully half a mile. The order at the finish was as follows: M. B. Vilas '08, of Yale...