Word: gets
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Dates: during 1920-1920
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...took Coach Fisher's gridiron machine two periods to get under way against the Valparaiso eleven Saturday, but when it once got going in the second half, the Westerners could offer little resistance to the Crimson steam roller. The "team of mystery" did not prove a hard nut for the Fisherites to crack, after they had once penetrated the cloud of secrecy which surrounded the team. During the first half of the game, the Crimson players seemed to be worried by the uncertainty of what they were up against--the interference was ragged, the linesmen charged feebly, and the backs...
Horween kicked off for Harvard, and after line-bucks by Dandalet failed, Bradley punted to Johnson, who ran it back 20 yards, almost to midfield. Horween broke through the Valparaiso line, but fell and Dandalet was on him before he could get up. After another play failed, Humphrey punted across the goal line after Gilbert had punted. A Valparaiso penalty and a buck by Owen brought the pigskin to the 30-yard line, where Gilbert intercepted a forward pass and put his team out of danger...
...Tuesday to the injured list, on which Acosta and Sturm were enrolled Monday, were Munger and Kernan, second-string end and back, respectively. This is the second time Munger has been laid up, and this is trying the coaches since the former tackle needed all the experience he could get in learning the ropes...
...when Donovan recovered a punt and ran 10 yards to the goal line. The ball was given to Team B on their 20-yards line. A fumbled pass was recovered by a Team A forward and netted another touchdown. Substitutions were made freely, but neither team was able to get within scoring distance until Lee made a successful drop-kick from the 25-yard line, bringing Team A's total to 15 points...
Although playing on Team A in signal practice, Havemeyer was out of the scrimmage yesterday. His place being taken by Tierney. Sedgwick also was kept out, but the big tackle did not get much rest as Trainer "Pooch Donovan" kept him trotting around the Stadium track...