Word: pass
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...victory over New York University, 23 to 3, made it appear that the team had found itself surely-failure to size up the forward pass, and the ubiquitous tendency to fumble seemed to be the only weakness. The example of the sensational running back of kicks which was so noticeable in the Brown game was seen here,-Captain Howe coming back time after time for 20 yards...
Yale won, the toss and chose to receive the ball. Smith kicked off for Harvard to Gallauer on Yale's 30-yard line. Howe made 8 yards on a fake punt around left end. Howe's punt passed Gardner to Harvard's 18-yard line where Francis recovered for Yale. Philbin went to the 10-yard line through Harvard's right side. Howe tried for a drop kick but the pass was poor and Leslie and Smith threw for a loss, the ball going to Harvard on downs. Yale penalized 5 yards for offside. Felton punts to Howe at midfield...
...Potter's Pass Fails...
...final game Howe will probably take the forward pass, as he is surer than the ends. This will cause a double pass unless the ball is snapped to some other man behind the line...
...Princeton football team defeated Yale Saturday afternoon and won the intercollegiate football championship for the year, when White, the end who scored the touchdown and forced the safety against Harvard, scooped up a fumbled pass and ran 55 yards for a touchdown. Howe of Yale managed to trip him on the 5-yard line but his momentum was so great that he slid the remainder of the distance. This occurred late in the first period, and during the rest of the game Howe made several attempts at field-goals; but only one was successful, the score at the finish being...