Word: attacking
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...which were in the second half. The Columbia defense was very strong, especially Murphy, at goal, who stopped many hard shots, thus helping to keep the score down. Owing to lack of practice and the weakness of Columbia, the University team did not show concerted action nor a speedy attack. Ford and Willetts, although on the defense, scored three of the five goals...
...University Squad won three out of the five games played, losing only to the Hockey Club of New York and to the New York Athletic Club. The practice proved most beneficial in developing team play and a concentrated attack, which enabled the men to defeat the strong St. Nicholas team...
...October 10, in a game that showed much promise. The offense was still slow in starting, but on the defense, both the line and the backs showed marked improvement. The Army proved to be the hardest proposition Yale had met. Playing with several men crippled slowed up the Yale attack, which was unable to gain consistently against the opposing line. In the second half, fierce line-plunging by the backfield won the game for Yale. The defensive work was excellent throughout the game, but, on the offense, the team confined itself to old-fashioned football...
During the next two weeks Yale had two easy victories, defeating Washington and Jefferson by the score of 28 to 0, and overwhelming the Massachusetts Agricultural College team by the score of 49 to 0. Both games showed a fast attack with good interference for the runner. The light opposing teams could not withstand the rushes of the heavy Yale backs. The fumbling of the team at critical moments was apparent...
...being shifted from halfback. He is a natural lineman, however, and would have been a sure choice for an All-American guard last year had the coaches not transferred him from the line. He is especially good at diagnosing plays and is a dangerous man to direct an attack against...