Word: rushing
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...attempts for goals from the field and to Mount Pleasant's punts, one of which went over Harvard's goal line for a touchback. Newhall caught Mount Pleasant's kick off on the 20-yard line and ran back 13 yards. Lockwood lost eight yards in the first rush, and Burr punted, the ball going out of bounds near the middle of the field. After two short rushes Mount Pleasant returned the punt to Starr, who was downed on Harvard's 30-yard line after gaining 10 yards. Both teams were penalized five yards, after which Carlisle secured the ball...
...boats did not maintain an even keel. Morgan's crew, rowing a 27 stroke, spaced poorly, and the men failed to get all the power out of the stroke, the starboard side particularly being uneven. Ball's crew caught the water well together, but were inclined to rush their slides. Amberg's work at 7 was very creditable...
...practice of the University football squad yesterday, which was entirely secret, was unusually fast and snappy, due partly to the cold weather. In a 25-minute scrimmage the University team scored four touchdowns on the second eleven, being able to rush the ball practically at will. Although there was considerable fumbling, the men showed great improvement in their ability to follow the ball both on fumbles and on kicks...
...lines. The features of the play were a 50-yard gain by Kirley on an onside kick, a 15-yard gain by Pryor on a forward pass, and the long runs made by Lockwood and Mayhew. Macdonald tried a second goal from placement on which he was forced to rush the ball on account of the poor pass. The half closed with the ball in the University team's possession on its 39-yard line...
...plays on Taylor's punt. With the ball on the 40-yard line Burr returned the punt, Macdonald recovering the ball on a fumble on the 27-yard line. Foster, Lincoln, and Wendell each made short gains, after which Wendell made the first touchdown on a 15-yard rush through centre. Wendell secured the second touchdown just before time was called for the first half, after Foster had carried the ball over the line once before, losing the points, however, on account of a penalty for holding...