Word: halfback
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...Yale-Wesleyan foot ball game on Saturday, Richards, the Yale halfback, was hurt in the knee and will probably be kept from playing for a month...
...Penn. rusher, who carried it far down the field. It was now Penn's turn to try for goal and their trial failed. The ball was soon in the middle of the field owing to a good tackle by Phillips, which laid out one of the Penn.'s halfback who was compelled to retire. The wind was very high and interfered with the accuracy of the passing and Pennsylvania seemed trying to wastes time until they had the wind. Harvard's work was at this time very loose. The ball was again brought too near our goal only...
Princeton's prospect in football for the coming season is very bring. Many for the old eleven are still in college and their play is up to the old standard. Lamar and Baker will probably play half backs. Alex. Moffat, the famous halfback, is again studying there but it is reported that he will not play...
...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...