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Three tries into the line left the pigskin only a yard from the goal. Although a drop-kick would have won the game for the Crimson, quarterback Burns elected to send Gallway off tackle. Quarrier stopped the play, and Yale took the ball on downs. Harvard continued to threaten throughout the balance of the quarter, resorting to long passes, but were not successful in their attempts to score...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRESHMAN ELEVEN MISSES YALE VICTORY BY INCHES | 11/17/1924 | See Source »

...pinch-kicker named Curley alone saved Chicago from disaster at the hands and shoulders of Ohio State, which until the last minute of play seemed imminent. Curley's drop-kick crossed the bar, kept Chicago in the conference running. Score: Chicago 3, Ohio...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Scores | 11/3/1924 | See Source »

Princeton had little joy of her guests from Lehigh. Large fellows, they kept their goal line inaccessible and would have crossed Princeton's had Right End Burke not stepped out of bounds on a longish run. The scoreless tie made it obvious that Princeton could neither drop-kick nor punt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Football: Oct. 20, 1924 | 10/20/1924 | See Source »

...occurred to Quarterback Moore of Georgia to drop-kick from the 17-yard line in the last period, Yale might not have squeaked through 7 to 6. But Moore forgot or disdained or just did not know. He passed, was beaten. The Georgia running attack was superb. For Yale, Halfback Cottle passed, plowed, scored...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Football: Oct. 20, 1924 | 10/20/1924 | See Source »

When asked to compare the foul shooting specialist to the drop-kicking specialist in football, Coach Wachter said. "The two are entirely different The drop-kick is a recognized offensive measure. It takes a strong attack for a team to get into position for a field-goal. In basketball, a chance to shoot a foul is the result of a penalty. It is no credit to the team that benefits by it. It is due entirely to a mistake by its opponents. Furthermore, fouls occur constantly in basketball, but in football chances for drop-kicks are limited in almost every...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NEW FOUL-SHOOTING RULE IMPROVES BASKETBALL | 12/21/1923 | See Source »

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