Word: five
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Dates: during 1900-1900
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...Brown begins by estimating that one American in five votes for a person, that one in ten votes for a platform, and that the great mass of Americans vote for parties. He then goes on to insist that, contrary to de Tocqueville and Mr. Bryce, actual parties with definite underlying principles do exist. His opinion is contained in the following extract: "Further, I maintain that a fair-minded examination of the present aspect of our two great parties leads to the conclusion that they still represent with reasonable consistency, the two great sets of interests, and the two great types...
...constituted. Carlisle, going into the game with the reputation of playing straight football and relying on mere strength to win, began at the start a series of trick plays and unusual formations that entirely upset Harvard's defense. These plays resulted in a touchdown for Carlisle in less than five minutes. Then Harvard by a temporary rally took the ball to Carlisle's thirty-five yard line, where Daly kicked a field goal. This bit of individual playing alone kept the teams tied during the first half of the game, since Harvard was clearly outplayed during the rest...
Carlisle kicked off to Daly. Then Stillman punted to the middle of the field. Carlisle gained fifteen yards around the ends, and Wheelock tried a goal from the forty-five yard line. It was blocked, but Carlisle got the ball. Another unsuccessful attempt at goal gave Harvard the ball and Stillman punted it to the forty-five yard line. Then Carlisle began a steady advance to the goal. Gains of five to ten yards around Campbell and Hallowell carried the ball to the fifteen yard line. Pa mer easily broke through Eaton and scored the touchdown. Wheelock missed the goal...
Shortly after the next kick-off Stillman ran twenty yards on a fake kick and Daly got twenty-five yards more on a double pass. Ten yards for offside play and Putnam's two gains amounting to fifteen yards then took the ball to the twenty-five yard line. No more gains could be made, and Daly kicked a drop-kick goal from the thirty-five yard line...
...stand and took the ball on downs, Stillman punting out of danger. A few moments later Daly tried a goal from the forty yard line and Burnett tried one from the middle of the field, but both failed. The half soon ended with the ball on Harvard's forty-five yard line. Score...