Word: side
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Trafford stood in the middle of the field alone. Ten yards behind him at some distance to the right Waters, Mackie, Lewis and Emmons formed one in front of the other and headed by Waters. On the left of Trafford 5 yards to the rear and off to one side were the rest of the men with the exception of Lake who stood in a direct line back of the ball. At the given signal Waters' squad started and went tearing down the field by Trafford. They were met by the other squad just where the ball was. Lake closed...
Butterworth bucked the centre for five yards, and then a long series of short gains through the right side of the line took the ball to Harvard's one yard line. Finally on Stagg's old "fake," pnsh-play, C.D. Bliss took the ball over the line for a touchdown behind the goal-posts. It was a pretty application of an old trick...
...opening play of the second half has been already explained and it is needless to describe the joy that rose on the Harvard side when it gave a gain of 20 yards. But the next two downs gave no gain, and Brewer was forced to kick, sending the ball to Butterworth at the 5 yard line...
...last the chance that Yale was waiting for had come. From this time on they played for Harvard's weakened point. L. Bliss and Butterworth made 10 yards through Mason's hole, and then Butterworth started to kick, and though the kick failed Yale got five yards for off-side play. Mackie spoiled the next play and Butterworth kicked...
...forced to kick. It was a long punt, and Brewer made a fair catch before the Yale ends could get to him, but they were too near to give him time to return the kick. In fact there was only once during the game when the ends of either side failed to get down the field in time to tackle the man who made the catch. The ball was now in Harvard's possession on her 15 yard line, and on the first down it was passed to Brewer for a kick. Off it went, curving and twisting through...