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...School dominated play from the first. In the scrum (a sort of push-of-war) they consistently out-shoved the Crimson to get possession of the ball. In the line in (similar to basketball's jump ball, but with the entire of lines of both teams participating), the B-School also prevailed...
...padding attempt to bring a sort of bloated football across their opponents' goal line. They can run with it, kick it, or pass it laterally or backward. If a man with the ball is tackled by an opponent he must drop it immediately, and both teams form a "scrum," that is, a circular pile of men attempting to kick the ball into their possession and kick their opposition away from the ball...
Heavy winds forced both teams to rely mostly on kicking, and neither three-quarter line was able to sustain a passing movement. But Harvard, with brilliant performances from scrum half Andy Schafer and freshman prop Paul Budden-hagen, dominated the play for most of the afternoon...
...Harvard Rugby team travels to New York today for what should be the most rugged game of its season. Despite its impressive win over M.I.T., the team could be in for a rough trip. The New Yorkers' large and agile scrum may hold the Crimson forwards--something a light M.I.T. squad couldn...
...second game three quarter half George Carver took a pass from a loose scrum in the opening minutes and ran 20 yards to the goal line for the first try. Scrum man Moe Zuckerman scored later in the first half on a 50 yard run that left many fallen M.I.T. ruggermen in his path. Scrum half Billy Marslott kicked the conversion...