Word: dropped
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...failed to gain. Veeder's punt was blocked and Macdonald got the ball on Yale's 45-yard line. On a forward pass Newhall gained 25 yards throwing the ball to Starr. Wendell made 5 yards through centre and then made two more through the same place, Newhall's drop kick was blocked and Forbes got the ball for Yale on the 40-yard line. On a fake kick Knox failed to gain. T. Jones lost six yards on a run from a punt formation. Yale was penalized 15 yards for holding. Veeder punted to Newhall on the 30-yard...
...Veeder's drop kick from Harvard's 35-yard line barely failed to score the goal. Burr kicked out to Biglow in the centre of the field, who ran the ball back 12 yards. Morse made four yards through centre. Knox made an onside kick on which Forbes got the ball on Harvard's 25-yard line. Morse gained three yards through centre...
...last practice before the game. In a short scrimmage with the second the university team scored twice. Erwin, Hockenberger, Veeder and Knox were not in the line-up. Knox may not to be able to play on Saturday on account of an injured shoulder. Biglow spent considerable time in drop kicking and showed fine form, while quarterbacks Jones and Dines were given practice in catching punts. The men will take a complete rest tomorrow...
...secret football practice yesterday afternoon was again very light, although all the members of the University team squad were on the field. At first Burr, Osborne, and Parker tried kicking goals from the field with good success; and Newhall and Kennard made some excellent attempts for goals from drop kicks. For about 15 minutes the backs and ends had punting practice--Foster, Newhall, Burr, and Lincoln dong the kicking. Burr's punts were excellent and should be of great service to the team on Saturday. In order to make the men start together there was a long signal drill...
...ball to the 19-yard line in three rushes, after which Wendell, assisted, by a three-yard gain by Lincoln, made a touchdown on the fifth play, but Harvard was set back to the nine-yard line for offside play. As it was third down, Newhall tried a drop kick on which the ball went fairly between the posts...