Word: pass
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Indians did not show as much ability and skill in the use of the forward pass and the onside kick as was expected, for they did not try the forward pass at all, and attempted the onside kick only five times, each time unsuccessfully. Harvard on the other hand used several trick plays with success, including forward passes, onside kicks, fake kicks, cross bucks, and backward passes. Carlisle seldom rushed the ball, but instead depended upon Mount Pleasant's excellent punting to keep the ball away from their goal line. The University team rushed a great deal in the first...
...field. After two short rushes Mount Pleasant returned the punt to Starr, who was downed on Harvard's 30-yard line after gaining 10 yards. Both teams were penalized five yards, after which Carlisle secured the ball on a fumble on the 40-yard line. Osborne blocked a forward pass and Burr downed the ball on the 44-yard line. After Lockwood had made 12 yards and Lincoln two, Libby got the ball for the Indians on an onside kick. An exchange of punts followed on. which Newhall downed the ball in the middle of the field after running...
...yard line, Libby tried a drop kick which fell short, but the ball rolled over the line for a touchback. Burr punted out, and Carlisle at once lost the ball on an onside kick on their 51-yard line. The Indians got the ball on a forward pass, and after an exchange of punts Libby made a fair catch exactly in the middle of the field. He tried to kick a goal from placement, but Parker blocked the ball, and Burr downed it on the 32-yard line. The University team lost the ball on an onside kick, but regained...
...second half. Mount Pleasant downed Burr's kick-off on his 38-yard line. Carlisle rushed the ball nine yards, which was followed by an exchange of punts, Peirce downing the ball for Harvard on the Indian's 37-yard line after Libby's fumble. A forward pass to Macdonald gained 14 yards and two rushes by Wendell carried the ball to the 12-yard line. Dillon got the ball for Carlisle on a forward pass, and Mount Pleasant punted to Starr on Harvard's 46-yard line. In the next play Wendell worked his way through the line between...
During the past week special attention has been given to developing the forward pass and the onside kick, with the result that in the last scrimmage, which occurred on Thursday, the University eleven worked 13 out of 15 of these plays with the greatest success. Much time has also been spent in teaching the men how to prevent the successful use of these two plays by opponents. In the game today Captain Foster will fill the position of left halfback, and for this reason the secondary defense should be much stronger than it was in the Brown game a week...