Word: rans
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...scrimmage Nesmith played a fast game. He ran very well with the ball and was quick in breaking through the line. Brill did some good blocking near the beginning of the period, but Cavenee was able to open the way for substantial gains through him. McDonald did good work at end, but the ends on the second team were inefficient in covering their positions...
...absence of Head Coach Reid, Captain Hurley directed the preliminary work of the squad. About twenty men, mostly linemen, were given work in tackling the dummy. A large squad of ends ran down the field under punts against opposing ends, and the linemen had have practice in blocking and breaking through. Starr did not take part in the scrimmage but, with Newhall, was given practice in drop kicking under the direction of Coach Daly...
Brimmer received Parker's kickoff on the 13-yard line and ran back to the 30-yard line, where Hall threw him with a fierce tackle. Maine lost a yard on a quarterback run, and failing to gain on the next play, Minor dropped back to punt. Montgomery broke through and blocked the kick, the ball going to Harvard on the 12-yard line. Leonard gained two yards through left tackle and Wendell carried the ball through right tackle to the 4-yard line. Carr made two yards through right guard and Leonard was sent through the same place...
Parker kicked off to Higgins, who ran back ten yards, but fumbled when Hall tackled him, Wendell securing the ball for Harvard on the 20 yard line. The University team then lost an excellent opportunity to score by being penalized 15 yards for holding after having advanced the ball by steady gains to the 5 yard line. After an exchange of punts time was called with the ball back of Maine's goal line...
...second half Syracuse's defense weakened and Yale's attack improved. The first kickoff was run back 20 yards from the 15-yard line and a touchdown was soon made. Jones, the substitute quarter-back distinguished himself in this half. Once he ran back a punt 35 yards and a second time with only three minutes left to play scored a touchdown after a 30-yard run on a fake kick. Throughout the game the Yale backs appeared to be too fast for their line, in spite of the fact that the Syracuse attack was especially weak...