Word: pass
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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There was no scrimmage for the University football squad yesterday afternoon, but instead the first team had secret practice of over an hour's duration, in which a great deal of attention was given to open plays, such as the onside kick and the forward pass. Besides this a part of the time was devoted to practice of a few new plays for the West Point game next Saturday...
While the second team was having a long practice scrimmage, in which the forward pass and the onside kick played a prominent part, the following men practiced punting, drop kicking and place kicking: Burnham, Hall, Kennard, Macdonald, Miller, Parker and Tweed. Later Starr gave the ends a short practice in running down under punts...
...score of 44 to 0. In spite of the heavy rain which fell throughout the game, and the consequent soft condition of the field and the slipperiness of the ball, the University team played a more open game than at any time this season, and managed the forward pass and the onside kick with great accuracy. Harvard was not hampered by frequent fumbling, as was the Yale team 10 days previously, when it beat Springfield, 12 to 0. This was the first game in which the new rules were much in evidence on Soldiers Field...
Miller received Wright's kickoff on the 20-yard line and advanced 10 yards. Wendell made nine yards. Burr tried to punt, but had to fall on Fraser's low pass with a loss of 11 yards. Foster kicked from position to Correll on his own 45-yard line. Springfield, after a short gain, punted to Newhall, who ran 85 yards for a touchdown. Burr kicked the goal...
...more, and Foster tried an onside kick. Fleming secured the ball on Springfield's 30-yard line. Honhardt gained first down on one play, and then punted to Foster, who advanced from the 35 to the 47-yard line. Newhall started a quarter back run, and when tackled passed to Lockwood, who made 12 yards. After several exchanges Foster gained 42 yards through right tackle, but Springfield held for downs on the 17-yard line, and then punted to Newhall, who ran to the 35-yard line. Lincoln took Foster's place and made five yards. After a forward pass...