Word: kicking
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...University football team defeated the Amherst Agricultural College team Saturday afternoon in the Stadium by the score of 21 to 0, in a game which showed great possibilities for the Harvard eleven. Harvard's touchdowns, two in each half, were made mainly by straight line rushing, although the onside kick was used on several occasions to great advantage. Punting, in which the University team had a slight advantage, was resorted to on nearly every kickoff to get the ball into the opponent's territory. The offence was the strongest that any Harvard team has shown so early in the season...
...Amherst team played a plucky game, but was clearly outclassed. They lost their only chance to score when Cobbs missed a goal from the center of the field on a drop kick, the ball failing to carry to the goal line. Twice the team would have made 30 yards or more on forward passes, but both times the University eleven was given the ball because it had not crossed the line of scrimmages at least five yards either side of the center...
...Burr kicked off to Willis, who ran back from the 5 to the 25-yard line. The team failed to gain and Cobbs punted. Hall downing the ball on his 40-yard line. An exchange of punts followed, Hall allowing the ball to go over his head for a touchback. Burr kicked out to Crosby, who was stopped on the 40-yard line. The Amherst team again failed to gain and punted, Hall running back to his 38-yard line, where he lost the ball. On the next play Harvard was put back five yards for being offside. Crosby made...
...first half, although the University team was forced to punt from its 10-yard line. The other prominent features of this period were the two illegal forward passes made by the Amherst eleven and Cobbs try for a goal from the center of the field on a drop kick...
which the team lost the ball on a quick kick. With the ball on the 4-yard line Somes was thrown back over the line for a safety. O'Hare punted out from the 20-yard line to Gray, who downed the ball on the 20-yard line after running back 20 yards. In the next scrimmage Hall regained the ball on a blocked punt. Lincoln gained four yards through right tackle, and then Gray made four more on two centre plays. The second team got the ball on downs on the 12-yard line, but lost...