Word: drop-kick
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...once receiving the ball usually managed to make successive gains for some distance. The opportunities to score, however, were not confined to one team, as Harvard twice had the ball within 25 yards of the goal and was once held for downs on the 7 yard line. Again a drop-kick narrowly missed scoring by a few feet...
Yale defeated Princeton in a close and exciting game on Saturday by a score of 13 to 5. Princeton scored in the first half on a drop-kick goal by Dewitt, and Yale scored twice on long end-runs by Chadwick. In the second half there was no scoring, Yale once being held for downs on Princeton's 2 yard line...
...Technology played a stronger game, and held the Freshmen down to one touchdown, which was made by Hodges on a 35 yard run. The constant fumbling of the team prevented more scoring, though Technology's goal was several times in danger. Just before time was called, Metcalf tried a drop-kick goal, but was unsuccessful...
...first half on a 70 yard run by Bullock around the Freshman left end, and a short tackle gain through Paul. In the second half, the Freshmen played more strongly, and they rushed the ball to Andover's 35 yard line; Metcalf's try for a goal from drop-kick was unsuccessful...
...yards, the ball being lost once on downs, once on a fumble and again on a penalty. About the middle of the half Brown's 16 yard line was reached, but Knowles was tackled 7 yards back of the line and Marshall's try for goal from a drop-kick fell short. The game ended with the ball in Harvard's possession at the middle of the field...