Word: drop-kicking
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...speedy Halfback Jim Carter received the kickoff on his own lo-ycl. line, ran it 90 yd. to a touchdown. His running-mate Duane Purvis cut loose on a "hidden ball" play for 52 yd., put the ball in position for a second touchdown. Paul Pardonner, stocky little drop-kick expert, booted an extra three points...
...leader, Will Irwin was invited to the reunion. He waved his arms excitedly while the teammates rah-rahed mildly for Stanford. Then on the lawn the players crouched in their oldtime positions and, with "Bill" Harrelson calling the half-forgotten signals at quarter, went through several phantom formations. One drop-kick sailed over the hedge and Halfback Jackson Eli Reynolds, president of the First National Bank of the City of New York, went scrambling after it. That evening 14 Stanford men sat down to dinner with the President in the State dining room. Because Lawyer Charles Fickert, flying East...
...rugby lingo: a "fair-catch" is a catch made direct from a kick or throw forward (knock-on) by one of the opposing side. The catcher must immediately claim the same by making a mark with his heel at the spot where he made the catch. A "goal" is obtained by kicking the ball over the opponents' cross bar, from the field-of-play by any kick or drop kick except a kick-off or drop-out, without touching the ground or any player of either side. A "drop-kick" is a drop kick taken by the defending side after...
...undeveloped condition. The first quarter was played mostly in the Brown's territory and finally a punt was received by Harvard's full-back who fumbled. Brown recovered and ran to the seven yard line. In the next play Buonanno of Brown went over for a touchdown. The drop-kick failed to clear...
...were given lessons in the fundamentals such as handling the ball, starts from the line, blocking, and dodging. Fine points of the lateral pass were demonstrated by Coach Horween who was giving his attention to J. F. Schereschewsky '32, and J. W. Crickard '32, while a short drop-kick session was held by N. P. Kennard '09, kicking coach...