Word: trick
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...passed the line. In line plays the men were somewhat slow in starting, but the team worked well together, helped the runner along and when once under way, did some effective rushing. On the defense the linemen were remarkably successful in breaking up the interference on Pennsylvania's trick plays and formations, while the ends tackled the runners without gain. In several instances, however, the defense was completely demoralized merely by the speed and dash of Pennsylvania's weak offense. This was the case during the first ten minutes of the game and the last five minutes of both halves...
Unlike her policy last year, Pennsylvania no longer depends so absolutely on the guards back formation, though this method of advancing the ball is still a favorite one with the team. End runs have been used effectively, and trick plays, consisting of delayed and double passes, have been instrumental in securing a number of victories...
...given this fall. By greater weight and a few fairly good plays, however, the first team was able to score three touchdowns. The second eleven showed far more snap and aggressiveness and several times h d the ball within twenty yards of the first's goal line. Well executed trick plays were the means of a number of the second team's gains. The first eleven made most of their advances on plunges just outside of tackle...
Harvard defeated Carlisle on Saturday by the score of 29 to 0. Carlisle had not the variety of trick plays which it had last year and its line was too weak to admit of their being worked effectively. Only once did a trick play result in a considerable gain, when toward the end of the first half Johnson, on a double pass, carried the ball 20 yards around left end. The success of this play encouraged Carlisle to rush the ball to the 8 yard line, where time was called. Except for this the Harvard goal was never seriously threatened...
...team is noticeably light this year, the centre weighing only 158 pounds, and the two ends 141 and 148 pounds. The entire line averages only 166 pounds. What the Carlisle team lacks in weight, however, it makes up in quickness and team play. It will probably resort largely to trick plays, and this will make the game interesting from a spectator's point of view...