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...next week's papers announced the shift of Henry Chauncey to fullback. Chauncey hadn't played at all that season, but he was the hero at the Crimson upset a heavily favored Brown team. He played the entire game and it was his dropkick in the second period which provided the only score. "Chauncey covered himself with glory," said the paper...

Author: By David L. Halbersiam, | Title: De-Emphasis, Nassau Rift Marked 1928's Sophomore, Junior Years | 6/9/1953 | See Source »

...Tigers scored early in the game, recovering a Crimson fumble behind the goal line for a three point try. They were unable to convert. Just before the end of the half Hol French knotted the score with a 40-feet dropkick on a penalty shot...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tigers Beat Ruggers In Final Contest, 8-3 | 5/16/1950 | See Source »

...dangerous in the first encounter failing to gain any appreciable yardage. Bill Barnett, substitute left halfback, took the second half kickoff on his 21-yard line, headed straight downfield, and then cut over to the sideline and went all the way. The Crimson line piled through to smother the dropkick attempt for the extra point...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: JAYVEES IN TIE WITH EXETER | 11/9/1942 | See Source »

After tossing an aerial to halfback Bill Oates to set up the score. Trope jaunted around end for a t. down. In the third period Trope passed to Carter "Slugger" White, Elephant captain and fullback, and the latter ran 40 yards to the money. Trope converted via the dropkick route...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: With Championship Clinched Kirkland Loses to Puritans 7-0; Elephants Trounce Dunster 14-0 | 11/9/1937 | See Source »

California would rather beat Southern California than any other team in the U. S., including her older but less bitter rival Stanford. Last week California started to do so (for the first time since 1929) by popping a dropkick" over the U. S. C. goal in the first period. For three periods California held that lead. Then the U. S. C. line forced a hole barely big enough for a wiry little quarterback named Irvine Warburton to wriggle through. He scampered this way and that for 60 yd., through the whole California team, outdistanced the last tackier...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Football, Nov. 6, 1933 | 11/6/1933 | See Source »

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