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...field work. There are, undoubtedly, many cases where men, naturally extremely shy and retiring in nature, are developed into far more efficient workers by the contact of the training table. I know of one cases where the men at table made a special effort to bring out an extremely backward and awkward man, who afterward frankly spoke of the pleasure and benefit which he had gained there...
...Looking Backward," by E. Bellamy...
...onside kick as was expected, for they did not try the forward pass at all, and attempted the onside kick only five times, each time unsuccessfully. Harvard on the other hand used several trick plays with success, including forward passes, onside kicks, fake kicks, cross bucks, and backward passes. Carlisle seldom rushed the ball, but instead depended upon Mount Pleasant's excellent punting to keep the ball away from their goal line. The University team rushed a great deal in the first half, but after securing a touchdown in the second half resorted to Burr's slight advantage in punting...
...section under rule 11, providing that no players on the side which has the ball shall be in motion at the moment when the ball is put into play, is construed to mean that this will not prevent a player from running backward from the scrimmage line toward his own goal line...
...through the line, but lost the ball in the next scrimmage on a fumble. A fumble by the first team followed, on which Nourse downed the ball for the second team. The eleven failed to gain and punted, Newhall downing the ball on his 20-yard line. On a backward pass the ball was fumbled, Newhall regaining it after an 8-yard loss. The second team was penalized 15 yards for holding, after which Gilmore regained the ball for the first eleven on a punt, on the 32-yard line. An exchange of punts followed, Tweed finally getting the ball...