Word: downes
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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The game starts with a kickoff from centre-field. The player who receives the ball may either pass it back to one of his own team or kick. Usually he "punts into touch," that is, he punts the ball out of bounds. The ball is then thrown into play by...
At a meeting of the captains and coxswains of the dormitory crews last evening the plans and regulations governing the races were decided upon. The first preliminary race will be rowed down-stream on Tuesday at 3 o'clock and the second immediately after. The final race will probably be...
...feature of which was a 32-yard run by Hurley on one of Brown's punts. The remainder of the first half was devoted to defensive work in which the second eleven was given the ball on the 5-yard line, but after gaining three yards was held for downs. Again the second was given the ball on the 10-yard line, and was thrown back twice...
The offense of the first eleven was irresistable, and four of the touchdowns were scored as a result of very long runs. Lockwood made the first score from the 40-yard line. Gilder ran the next kickoff to the 15-yard line, and from here Hurley, circling right end, made...
...Cunniff again kicked the goal. The first eleven was then given the ball on its own 25-yard line and after one rush Wendell punted to the second's 40-yard line. Peirce's offside play gave the second team five yards, but the first eleven immediately held for downs and rushed the ball to the 1-yard line. There as a result of more fumbles by Gilder the ball was lost on downs. Coach Brown's kick was blocked and the first eleven scored a safety. The ball was given to the second team on their own 25-yard...