Word: rushing
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Brae Burn's offence was also lacking in coordination and was emphasized by individual playing throughout the entire scrimmage. Finally a rush and clever shot by Heron the coverpoint resulted in the goal which tied the score...
...different individuals. Part of team-play is theory, and can be taught; part is only gained by familiarity through experience. For example, an end, on defence, sees an interference coming his way; he knows his own work, and he knows also what his adjoining neighbors, the tackle and rush-line back, have been told to do. He understands in what way he can depend on them. So much for theory. But now by close familiarity with the personalities of these neighbors, he understands to what exact extent he can depend on each one; by constant practice with them, by daily...
...called upon to help out in the crisis. Open play was immediately introduced again, and the results of this change in tacties were evident by the excellent showing against Princeton. A new shift play was introduced in which the tackles play back, and just before the ball is passed rush in the the one side of the line or the other, making it difficult for the opposing line to shift in time to meet the attack. This play met with marked success against Princeton...
...last period, the All-Stars nearly scored again, for after one of Philbin's punts had been recovered by Fish, he punted again, and again, Fish recovered the ball, this time on Carlisle's 17-yard line. From here Philbin gained 7 yards in one rush, but in the next two plays the Indians held for downs and Wauseka was able to punt out of dangers. The game ended with the All-Stars in possession of the ball, after recovering a forward pass of the Indians...
...dodging run and Minot immediately punted to the Army's 25-yard line. A penalty on Harvard and a kick gave the University team the ball on its 50-yard line. After two line plays had netted 13 yards, another penalty of 15 yards was imposed on Harvard. One rush carried the ball to midfield, whence Minot punted to Spaulding, who ran back 8 yards to his 18-yard line. P. D. Smith took Huntington's place at centre. McDonald kicked to Wigglesworth on West Point's 40-yard line. A forward pass was intercepted by the Army, but they...