Word: runner
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...second half, both teams tried forward passes and onside kicks with little success. After a period in which kicking predominated, the Seniors ran back a punt to their opponents' 15-yard line. From this point, by successive line plunges, in which the runner was well supported, the Seniors carried the ball to the Sophomores' 1-yard line. Here the 1912 team stiffened, but was unable to prevent a touchdown...
...Haven, Conn., November 3, 1909. --A long secret practice and an open scrimmage, in which the university team was on the offensive, was the order of the day here. The university team scored three touchdowns, playing well and aggressively, and showing good team-work in aiding the runner. Savage and Parker excelled for the scrubs. The first team lined up as follows: l.e., Vaughan; l.t., Hobbs; l.g., Andrus; c., Cooney; r.g., Brown; r.t., Lilley' r.e., Brooks; q.b., Corey; l.h.b., Holt; r.h.b., Francis; f.b., Daly...
...played nearly two weeks later in the season the University team was a far more finished and powerful machine. The game, however, was by no means disappointing. There was considerable team work, and element which is very often wanting in the early games, and time and again the runner was pulled along many yards after he seemed to be stopped...
...Harvard's 30-yard line. Corbett ran back the punt 20 yards by clever dodging, but on the next play Harvard was penalized for Smith's starting before the ball, and Corbett was forced to punt, the ball going to Bates's 15-yard line where Houston downed the runner without gain. An exchange of punts followed, Corbett sending the ball over Keaney's head and Cummings recovering it for Bates on his own 5-yard line. An onside kick went out of bounds on Bates's 22-yard line. Two rushes by P. D. Smith gained ten yards, Corbett...
...Intercollegiate Golf Association tournament held at the Apawamis Club of Rye, N. Y., September 13 to 15, the University golf team was runner-up, being defeated by Yale only after a hard struggle. In the preliminary matches Harvard won decisive victories over Pennsylvania and Williams by defeating the former 8 to 1 and the latter 7 to 2. Yale in the meantime defeated Princeton, who had in turn won from Dartmouth. The final match resulted in a victory for Yale, 6 to 3. In the singles the University golfers showed poor form, losing all six matches. In the foursomes, however...