Word: attacking
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Only two more days of practice remain, and these sessions will undoubtedly be in the nature of signal drills, blackboard talks and developing a defense for Yale plays. No little time will be spent on ironing out the flaws in the lateral passing attack. To this end Coach Horween has enlisted the services of A. E. French '29, this year's Freshman coach and member of the famous Guarnaccia-French lateral passing combination. This means of attack has been none too reliable this season, but that the Yale game may find the Crimson employing it in some more highly-developed...
...Crimson running attack should also come in for its share of polishing up. It seems probable that Coach Horween and his aides will evolve a reliable power play, the lack of which has cost the University team more than one sure score-during the campaign...
Last week Mr. Raskob replied that the Robinson criticism was "false, vicious, wholly unwarranted and manifestly a political attack." Said he: "I do not gamble in the stockmarket. I have always purchased stocks outright ... in companies that I thought had an attractive future and have held them until such time as I thought they were selling for all they were worth...
...halfback, electrified the crowd with his brilliant 83-yard run back of, Harvard's kick-off. His team scored from the 3-yard line as a result of his efforts. Harvard on the other hand, was within short striking distance of the Holy Cross goal line twice, when the attack stalled in face of the determined defense of the opposing forwards. The Crimson had plenty of power, but it was often sluggish and blundering. It lacked a reliable ground-gaining play, such as the Purple off-tackle thrust, to deliver the scoring punch...
...principal cog in Harvard's now feared and famous aerial offense, will have the attention of the crowd focused on him. Since he was given his chance against Army the cool headed Sophomore has, because of his headwork and unerring accuracy on passes, become the mainspring of Harvard's attack despite the fact that he does not run with the ball...