Word: duel
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Kicking Duel in First Quarter...
...first quarter brought forth a kicking duel by Gehrke and Harris, with the former gaining at first a slight edge in spite of the mild, opposing wind. Buell returned a Dartmouth kick to the latter's 45-yard line. Owen gained seven yards on a line plunge and Gehrke followed with five more, giving the Crimson first down on the 32-yard line. Then Chapin, on a delayed pass play, gained four and Owen two. But the Green line held and Buell was forced to try a drop-kick which was short and wide...
...yard line, and after two plays had failed to gain. T. D. Blake '25, the black-jerseyed quarterback, pierced the line on an off-tackle play, side-stepped the secondary defense, and raced 50 yards for a touchdown. The practice was then turned into a kicking duel with no advantage for either team until Gordon blocked a second team punt, recovered the ball himself, and dashed over the goal...
...first period was devoted to a punting duel, in which Reed featured for the yearlings, his kicking being superior to that of O'Connell. In the second quarter, the yearlings stiffened, and began an offensive that carried the ball from the Freshman 40-yard line to Worcester's 30-yard line. There the 1926 eleven was stopped by a five-yard penalty for being offside, and was held for downs...
...defeat which the Freshmen administered to the Yale yearlings in New Haven this afternoon, Hodges, the Eli moundsman, was pounded for 15 softies while the Freshman pitcher, allowing but two passes, fanned seven and yielded only ten bits--a low number considering the fierce batting duel that ran throughout the game...