Word: trick
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...minute line-up yesterday afternoon the first Freshman eleven scored three times on the second. Several new trick plays were tried by the first team with considerable success. The first touchdown was scored by Pell on a cross-tackle play, after substantial gains of 5 and 10 yards had advanced the ball to the second team's 10-yard line. Derby scored the second touchdown on a long, dodging run around right end. Just before the close of the period Gilder scored the last touchdown on a delayed pass, after the second team had held for two downs...
Farmer makes two yards through right tackle. Farmer makes only half a yard at the same place, and Yale is forced to punt. Schoellkopf makes two yards through centre. On a trick play Captain Marshall runs around right end for 20 yards. Schoellkopf makes two yards through right tackle. Derby goes through right tackle for three yards. Schoellkopf makes five yards, but then Harvard is penalized ten yards for off-side play, and LeMoyne punts. Yale gets the ball on her own 40-yard line. Yale fails to gain through left tackle, but on the next play Hogan hurdles...
...quarterback trick by Yale Marshall gets the ball on the 20-yard line, and advances it 15 yards. Derby gains 2 yards through right tackle. Schoellkopf makes 4 yards through right guard. Hurley makes 5 yards, through right guard. Schoellkopf makes two yards through left guard. Harvard is penalized 10 yards for off-side play...
...Indians second score was made on an extraordinary trick play at the beginning of the second half. As Johnson got the kick-off on the 7-yard line, the Carlisle team instead of making interference, came together in front of their quarterback with the apparent object of running back the kick by the aid of a flying wedge formation. With this as a shield, the ball was hid in Dillon's jersey, the ball was discovered, Dillon had a clear field before him for a touchdown. Johnson kicked goal. Score-Carlisle, 11; Harvard...
...fumbles. Nevertheless, the play was very ragged and unsteady. On the offensive the University eleven was several times forced to resort to punting and was once held on downs. A conspicuous illustration of its unreliability on the defense was given at the out-set by the success of a trick play by the second, on which Dodge made 20 yards...