Word: field
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...toss and Coy chose to defend the south goal, giving Yale the advantage of the wind. At 2.04 o'clock Mckay made a short kick-off to Lilley on Yale's 35- yard line. Minot tackled Lilley so hard that the latter was obliged to leave the field, Paul taking his place at right tackle. Because Trainer Donovan came on the field, Harvard was penalized 15 yards before play was resumed. Philbin made four yards around right end, then Coy punted to O'Flaherty who fumbled and Hobbs recovered the ball for Yale on Harvard's 16-yard line...
...downed on Yale's 36-yard line, after a gain of ten yards, for first down, In the next two plays Corbett carried the ball but gained only three yards. O'Flaherty then tried a forward pas, which was unsuccessful and although the ball hit the ground inside the field of play, Field Judge Hall decided that the ball went outside and it was Yale's ball on its own 41-yard line...
...behind his own goal line and punted to Murphy who made a fair catch on Harvard's 36-yard line. Hobbs tried a goal from placement which was low. The ball bounded along back of the goal line until it hit one of the spectators who threw it to Field Judge Hall. Since the ball had hit an official, Hobbs was allowed another try at goal which also failed...
...yard line. Minot punted from behind his goal line to Philbin on the 36-yard line, Fish making a beautiful tackle. In two plays Yale carried the ball to the 27-yard line and, as time was nearly up, Coy dropped back for his fourth try for a field gold. Again he failed and the ball was put in play on the 25-yard line. Corbett made a yard through Hobbs before Minot punted to Philbin on Yale's 49-yard line. Philbin, by wonderfully clever running, ran back to Harvard's 21-yard line where he was forced...
...with the Harvard offence working like a machine, made first down on Yale's 29-yard line. Two more line plays gained but three yards and Frothingham tried an onside kick which went over the Yale goal line. Howe picked up the ball and ran the length of the field, no one trying to stop him. The play was not allowed, Yale putting the ball in play on its own 25-yard line...