Word: tandems
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Harvard made nearly all of her effective plays on quick tandem formations massed at tackle and guard. On the defense Harvard prevented Yale from making more than twenty yards during the entire game by her prompt work in breaking through the line. In stopping the attacks of Yale, Roberts at centre and Shea at right guard were especially brilliant...
...number of offside plays by Exeter, with two costly fumbles, gave the Freshmen their first touchdown. Exeter's line plays, especially a rolling tandem formation on tackles, were effective, and made the score for the first half even, 6 to 6. In the second half Brill and Hutchinson exchanged punts, a slight superiority in the Freshman ends giving Hutchinson an apparent advantage. Finally, with five minutes to play, Exeter renewed her attack on the Freshman line, which was now weakened by substitutes, and scored with ease. Strassburger's attempt at goal hit the cross-bar. After the kickoff, Exeter...
Yesterday afternoon the Freshman squad numbering fifty-five men, was divided up into three regular teams. The greater part of the afternoon was spent in running the teams through signals and practicing formation plays. Of the mass plays the tandem formation seemed to be the best executed although the line lacked promptness in getting underway...
...yard line. I. W. Kendall made the touchdown on the next play, and J. Lawrence kicked the goal. After the next kick-off the three backs carried the ball to the thirty yard line by a series of short gains on plunges through the line, the tandem formation succeeding very well. E. Kendall went around left end for fifteen yards, and, after Wesleyan had held for two downs inside her ten yard line, took the ball over for a touchdown. J. Lawrence kicked the goal after a punt-out. The half closed soon after the next kick...
...kicks, while the line men were coached in breaking through and blocking. After this each of the four teams worked on the tackling dummy in turn, while the other three practiced signals. Only the simple plays were executed, particular attention being paid to work of the backs in forming tandem plays...