Word: pass
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...forward pass Bride got the ball and ran back five yards to Yale's 52-yard line, but the ball was taken back because it touched the ground. Roome made five yards and Morse added two more through centre. T. Jones made a yard end run, being tackled hard. Roome broke through the line for five yards and Veeder failed to gain. Yale was penalized 15 yards for holding. Veeder was thrown back three yards, and then punted out of bounds on Harvard's 20-yard line, the ball going to Harvard...
...Harvard's 40-yard line. Newhall made an onside kick, Veeder downing the ball on Yale's 45-yard line. On two fake punts Roome was thrown for a one-yard loss. Veeder punted high out of bounds on Harvard's 50-yard line. On a very poor pass Burr punted 65 yards out of bounds on Yale's 20-yard line...
...second 17 to 0. The game with Bates, won by Harvard by the score of 27 to 6, was a contest which, although one sided, was decidedly interesting and fairly encouraging for the University team. The Bates eleven, light and extremely fast, showed great ability in handling the forward pass and the on-side kick, and scored their only touchdown by the advantageous use of these two plays. In the contests with the Amherst Agricultural College and the Springfield Training School the Harvard eleven showed great possibilities, for the offense and the defense were the strongest that any Harvard team...
Starr, who was outstripped by Newhall for quarterback, is the best of all the ends, being a sure tackler, fast in getting down under punts, and handles forward passes excellently. he adds strength to the back field when the other side is kicking. Orr also makes a good end, for his height gives him an advantage in open plays when the forward pass and the onside kick are used. Of the remaining ends Macdonald is a very valuable man on account of his experience. The injury to his leg has hindered him a great deal, however. Kennard at times plays...
...opening of college, Captain Morse issued a general call for candidates and a large number of men were added to the squad already at work. Steady progress marked the second week of practice. A great deal of attention was given to the forward pass but it could not be relied upon for consistent gains. In the first game of the year on October 3 Wesleyan was defeated, 21 to 0, in a game confined chiefly to old style football...