Word: straight
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Yale scheme of offense is based on powerful line play pure and simple. There is very little attempt at deception and the overhead department is the customary Eli flop. But the line play is plenty good enough to make the straight running attack dangerous any where and any time...
...favorite plays from this position found one of the interfering halfbacks receiving the ball from the quarterback on a simple crossbuck and diving into the strong side of the line. The play wasn't as a rule very effective against Dartmouth but it affords a contrast to the usual straight run and might be a real weapon if used at less frequent intervals. With Booth at quarterback, however, the chief ground gaining plays found him doing the carrying behind a devastating line drive. Time and again he would fake the crossbuck and then turning ahead march through large openings...
...chooses the best men for its offices, there is a terrific shock in the spectacle now being played in Boston. One candidate remarks "The people of Boston have elected some peculiar figures in the past but they have never elected a consummate liar": another wields witty puns on the straight and the Curley; charges break from harmless general statements and turn to reciprocal specific slanders...
...attack depends largely on deception but has enough straight power plays to keep opposing linemen digging right in all the time for fear of being caught off balance. One-man blocking is relied on for the most part which means that as soon as a back is across the line of scrimmage he will in all probability pick up two or three blockers to aid his further progress. It is a type of offense which is tremendously difficult to stop once it gets under way. There are any number of trick plays which develop quickly and with smoothness and precision...
...University soccer team kept its slate clean by overcoming Northeastern, winner of a string of 15 straight games, by the score of 5 to 1, yesterday afternoon behind the Business School. The Harvard team clearly outclassed its opponents, and after the first few minutes, the result was never in doubt...