Word: tricks
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...line up, three times the ball was lost for holding. The new defence was very effective, not only preventing the second from gaining, but also easily breaking up the guards-back formation. In the preliminary practice, the first eleven devoted some time to the study of new formations and trick-plays, while Sawin tried for goals from the field...
...every department of straight football, with the possible exception of punting, Brown was distinctly outclassed in Saturday's game, some cleverly worked trick plays alone preventing Harvard from running up a much larger score. None of the guards back formations or mass plays which Brown tried against the line were able to gain...
...second half, Kendall returned the kick-off successfully, gaining twenty yards. On a trick formation, Campbell tackled Cuddy for a loss, but on the next down, a long pass gained thirty yards around Hallowell. Although Hapgood made two short gains, Brown was unable to get the necessary five yards, and on Sawin's punt, Campbell downed Pratt on Brown's fifteen-yard line. Richardson gained forty-five yards around Hallowell before he was downed by Ellis. After more punting, Harvard obtained possession of the ball, and, by vigorous plunges at centre advanced it until Ellis finally carried it across...
...books, refused to hand down the copyrights; but retaining them, annually rented out the books so that each year there was paid to him for the privilege of publishing each book several hundred dollars, which decreased the earning of the man who really did the work. It was a trick of the most selfish nature-one which it is hard to imagine would be perpetrated by any Harvard man who had known how hard men struggle to gain a livelihood here while they are getting their college education...
...trick of Trade"; "Preachin' on Kingdom Come"; "The Passing of Abe Shivers...