Word: quarterback
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Nichols '06, F. H. Nesmith '06, H. Foster '07, J. Reynolds, Jr., '07 and J. Wendell '08. As R. E. Sperry '06 does not expect to return, a reliable punter will have to be round, for Nichols is rather erratic in this department of the game. At quarterback, D. P. Starr '08 has shown marked in running the team, although he has been handicapped by lack of experience. From present indications the only other prominent candidate for this position will be J. Kerans '07, who was quarterback on the second eleven this year...
...backfield there is plenty of material. Besides the four men who played in the Harvard game, Veeder, Stevenson and Wernecken will be eligible for half-backs and Hutchinson for quarterback. Yale should not need to develop punters, as Veeder is the equal of Hoyt in this branch of the game and Wernecken is nearly as good. The lack of weight will be the principal fault with next year's backs, as not one of the seven weighs as much as 170 pounds, and in this way more than in any other, the loss of the ground-gaining ability of Hogan...
...Foster '07, J. Reynolds, Jr., '07, and J. Wendell '08. Both Sperry and Nichols have played in Yale games, Wendell took part in the Pennsylvania game this year, and Foster and Nesmith have played in some of the minor games; Reynolds has been on the second team. At quarterback, D. P. Starr '08 has shown marked ability in running the team, although he has been handicapped by lack of experience. From present indications the only other prominent candidate for this position will be J. Kerans '07, who was quarterback on the second eleven this year...
Matthews went in for Randall and Shevlin ran in the kick-off 33 yards from his 5-yard line. Hoyt was thrown by Sperry without gain, and Flinn made 5 yards through centre on a fake kick. On a quarterback run around Montgomery, Rockwell gained 11 yards. Yale was then forced to punt and Starr ran the ball back 10 yards to Harvard's 25-yard line. Harvard, in turn, had to punt and Hoyt, catching the ball at Yale's 45-yard line, was downed in his tracks by Montgomery. Derby was then taken out and Parkinson went...
...Matthews with such force that he dropped the ball. Yale claimed interference with a fair catch and received a penalty of 15 yards. Yale then rushed the ball from Harvard's 20-yard line to her 15-yard line but then lost 15 yards for holding. Rockwell tried a quarterback kick. Starr catching the ball on Harvard's 20-yard line. After Brill had gained 3 yards, Hurley fumbled and Shevlin fell on the ball on Harvard's 25-yard line. Rockwell on a quarterback run gained 2 yards. Line attacks by Morse and Flinn were repulsed by Harvard...