Word: passed
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...near the centre of the field and, though Brown rushed farther than Harvard, Cutler's good kicking evened up matters. In the second half Brown outplayed Harvard, though several times the Freshmen got together and gained ground, only in most cases to lose it by a poorly executed forward pass. Only two out of eight attempts at onside kicks or forward passes proved successful for the Freshmen, and in neither of the successful cases was over five yards gained...
...University football team narrowly averted defeat at the hands of the Springfield Training School last Saturday and won only by the small score of 9 to 5. The team was taken completely off its feet in the first half by the skillful way in which Springfield worked the forward pass, using it successfully nine times for a total gain of about 105 yards. Although the ball was chiefly in Springfield's territory, it was due to the fact that Burr out-punted Honhart and to the fumbling of two of Briggs' passes one of which put the ball back...
Captain Honhart's work at quarterback on the Springfield team was a feature of the game and his accurate manipulation of the forward pass was remarkable. He ran his team splendidly and was never afraid to take chances...
Burr dribbled the ball on the kickoff but Harvard failed to recover it owing to Briggs' quickness. A line play failed to gain and Honhart passed forward to Crispin. On the next play, Springfield's forward pass hit the ground and they were penalized to their 35-yard line. Honbart dropped back to kick, but the ball was passed over his head and he recovered it on the 15-yard line. Another fumbled pass put the ball back to the 3-yard line, from where Honhart punted to Butt, who fumbled, Springfield recovering the ball. A series of forward passes...
...line and after two rushes, netting five yards, an onside kick was recovered on the 25-yard line. From there the ball was rushed ever the line by Apollonio after a series of steady tandem bucks. On the next kick-off after an exchange of punts and a forward pass, the second punted to Wendell who ran back 25 yards to the second's 25-yard line. Apollonio then made the second touchdown after another series of tandem plays. The third touchdown was soon made by Starr, who recovered Burr's kick on the 15-yard line...