Word: drop
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...eligible next fall. The greatest blow to the team will be the loss of Captain Andrews at halfback, who all through the season has proved a capable leader. In addition to his work in the backfield, Andrews was the best punter on the team. He was also a drop kicker of some ability, his field goal being the only score in the Brown-Yale game and enabling the Providence team to capture a 3-0 victory. The other backfield man to go is Saxton. Although this was his first year as first-string player, he proved a fairly reliable fullback...
...Juniors defeated the Sophomores by the score of 9 to 8. The Sophomores had carried the ball to 1917's 30-yard line, when Weld's drop-kick was blocked, and Bliss picked the ball up and carried it sixty yards for a touchdown. 1918 scored a safety when Weld's punt rolled over the goal line, and Jacobs, picking it up, was thrown behind the line...
...develop a backfield equal to Captain Mahan's will be somewhat more of a task. If the new material produces a strong running combination, a punter who can rival Mahan is yet to be found. Horween, Enwright and Robinson are good punters; and Robinson is also an excellent drop-kicker; but none of them have the power of the 1915 captain
...Harvard, the second, and the third to Captain Mahan. This trio offers a fast running backfield of exceptional talent, including a strong line-plunger and clever defensive full-back, and two versatile, speedy half-backs, one of whom is undoubtedly the best all-around football man in the country. Drop-kicking, punting, forward passing, running with the ball and secondary defense would be taken care of by Berryman, King, and Mahan in a way which would be difficult to surpass...
...informal gathering of all members of the University who stay in Cambridge tomorrow night will be held in the Parlor of Phillips Brooks House tomorrow evening from 6 to 10 o'clock. The affair is to be very informal this year and any one is at liberty to drop in or leave when he likes. A tentative program has been arranged of music and several readings by Professor F. W. C. Hersey '99, of the English Department. J. N. Ladersack '19 will give an exhibition of various sleight of hand tricks...