Word: dropped
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...dimensions of which are approximately 60 by 54 feet, exclusive of the stage. Inclusive of the large apron, the stage dimensions are about 29 by 33 feet, and under the stage are kept sliding platforms which can be drawn out to increase this size for larger musical organizations. A drop at about mid-depth of the stage may be lowered when this extra space is not desired. The organ is to be placed on the north side of the stage. Together with the seats in the balcony, the hall has a seating capacity...
Scoring kicking, of course, is done only from the ground--both the placement kick and the drop-kick being made in this way--and need not be considered in extense in a treatment of the general use of the kicking game. Punting is the thing, in that it makes openings for the running game, or retrieves blunders made by the running game...
Punting Not Drop-Kicking...
...that particular bit of punting has since been able to gain the whip hand over both Yale and Princeton through his pupils. He has done wonders with his running game, his drop kickers--notably Brickley--have achieved reputations, and there is a sound basis for everything he does; but it is curious that football men in general, and the coaches who face his team in particular, do not seem to realize that to beat Harvard and Haughton it is necessary to consider Harvard and Haughton's vital, and to my mind correct, principle--which is not drop kicking or placement...
...opposite of Princeton's. Especially effective was Nassau's forward pass. Boland, the fullback, and Law, a substitute back, hurled the ball with accuracy and the men at the other end of the pass were always ready for it. Eighteen forward passes were attempted, of which half were successful. Drop-kicks by Tibbott also netted Princeton several points. The backfield showed up well, and Captain Ballin was preeminent among his staunch colleagues. The material, altogether, is very promising, for the coaches have a group of strong defensive players as well as some fast men on the wings for open play...