Word: balle
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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McKinlock Hall defeated Smith Hall in an interdormitory football game yesterday afternoon by a score of 13 to 6. Both of the winner's touchdowns came after recoveries of a loose ball; Borden, McKinlock end, blocked a punt in the first period, and ran 35 yards for a touchdown, and in the last minute of play Lomasney snatched up the pigskin after a fumbled punt, and sprinted 15 yards to a score...
...soon as the right guard is in his new position the ball is snapped to the quarter. The right guard dashes forward; receives the ball from the quarterback as he passes him, and plunges into the opening at the right of centre with his head down for all he is worth. Meanwhile the right end, fullback, left halfback, left end and quarterback fall in behind him and push. Thus a wedge of six men is hurled at the opposing line like a flying meat axe. No human frame could withstand the momentum of this onslaught. It can be readily seen...
Receiving the ball shortly after the opening whistle, the Freshmen marched steadily down the gridiron, breaking through the schoolboy forward wall, and gaining heavily on an occasional aerial thrust. Hitch finally broke from the scrimmage line and dashed forty yards for a touchdown. The try for point failed, and the scoring was ended for the first half...
Worcester fumbled often, and this loose handling of the ball nullified any attack. The schoolboy backs were unable to pierce the stone-wall defense presented by the Freshman forward wall, and were forced to resort to kicking. Good punting was instrumental in holding down the score...
...bank accounts to get our quota of tickets to the Princeton game at $5 apiece. We would have liked to get twice as many an twice the price, if necessary. Thousands will swarm from the byways and hedges to see two and twenty players fight over a little leather ball. They will expect great things. A single mistake may decide the game. One error may mean defeat. But what of it, our friend across the water asks. There is yet some joy in life. What remains of life does not at once look bleak and dreary to an English 'varsity...