Word: potter
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Morrison were kept away by afternoon work, their places being filled by Howard and Blackall, respectively. Gardner was on the field but his knee is still bothering him and it will be several weeks before he is in shape again. Until that time Freedley is the only substitute for Potter at the position of quarterback. T. Frothingham for the first time this year was on the field in football clothes but did not take part in the signal drill. Reynolds was used for a few minutes on Team...
After considerable time spent on the explanation of new plays, Team A and Team B lined up for a period of fake scrimmage, chiefly for the benefit of the backs and ends. Then Potter, Reynolds, Blackall, and Milholland did some punting to the backs with the ends running down under the kicks. The distance of the punts was good in most instances, but the handling of the ball was very poor for this season of the year. Wendell and Campbell were the only members of the backfield who received the ball in sure style...
...half hour of snappy signal practice followed in which the team was driven at top speed by Potter, nearly all the plays being tried...
...remainder of the period was filled with short gains, mostly in favor of the University eleven, and ended after a clean forward pass from Potter to Smith on Holy Cross's 30-yard line. Score...
Early in the second period Potter succeeded in getting off a beautiful onside kick which was recovered by Rogers on Holy Cross's 15-yard line. On the next play Harvard was penalized 15 yards for a very doubtful case of hurdling. Potter then dropped back to the 40-yard line, from whree he kicked a clean drop-kick between the posts. This proved to be the last score of the game. Score...