Word: line
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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After the next kickoff, fumbling gave the ball to Yale, who promptly punted. The Harvard Freshmen failed to gain in two end plays and Stillman exchanged punts with Craighead, gaining fifteen yards. A succession of line plays resulted in a touchdown by Derby, Yale again making a short but ineffectual stand on the five yard line...
During the rest of the half, Harvard tried the tandem formation with five men back of the line, which last year's Freshman team used, but it was no more successful than the ordinary plays. The half ended with the ball in Harvard's possession in the middle of the field...
...field by Stillman and Baldwin gave Yale a chance to score, which they could not take advantage of, however, on account of Harvard's strong defense. Finally Blount fumbled one of Stillman's kicks and Hersey fell on the ball. A few tackle plays pushed the ball over the line, Hersey making the score...
...brilliant rushing of Swann soon secured another touchdown on line plays. Stillman kicked the goal. Craig-head kicked off to Daly, who ran well to his own 40-yard line. Stillman scored on a fake kick, by hard rushing and clever use of interference, but missed the goal...
...Yale eleven was now utterly demoralized and the Harvard backs gained at will. Stillman missed a goal from the field, and then Clark scored on a double pass, after a run of 30 yards. Fierce rushing by Graydon on the kick-off, and on plunges into the line scored the eighth touchdown. For the rest of the game the Harvard backs tore up the Yale line for steady five and ten yard rushes and gained two more touchdowns...