Word: halfbacks
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Dates: during 1883-1883
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...Saturday afternoon, while playing football, E. S. Richards, '85, the Yale goal kicker and halfback, was seriously injured. He was thrown in a scrimmage and wrenched and bruised his kneepad in such a manner that he had to be carried from the field. He will probably be unable to play again this season. This is a great loss to Yale as Richards is one of the best goal kickers in the country...
...forced to leave the field, Houghton replacing him. Pennsylvania was soon forced to a safety, but immediately retaliated by sending the ball up the field aided materially by outrageous muffing. Good playing by Appleton, Kendall and Hartley saved the day, and Pennsylvania failed to score. Burgess, the freshman halfback played a comparatively good game, although this was his first appearance with the university team. His kicking was almost the only noteworthy contributions by the backs throughout the game. In the second three quarters the ball soon reached Harvard's territory, and stuck there with wonderful pertinacity. The only remarkable feature...