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Kirkland came right back with a 30-yard pass from George T. Cushman '37 to Richard H. Wills, Jr. '38, and a 15-yard penalty against Winthrop put the ball on the five-yard stripe. Cushman tallied on the third line buck, but the kick was blocked...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: News from the Houses | 11/7/1936 | See Source »

Their lead-off man (H. V. Reeves) jumped into the lead at the start of the 440-yd. race. Passing the baton with precision, No. 2 (Beverly Rockhold) and No. 3 (Charles Gruneisen) held the lead. At the final touch-off Texas' anchor-man (Harvey Wallender) had a five-yard start over Temple's Eulace Peacock. Fifteen yards from the finish Negro Peacock suddenly leaped into the air, broke his stride, hopscotched over the line in agony with a pulled muscle. But the Texans deserved their victory. Time was 0:41.1, a half-second better than the meet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Relays | 5/4/1936 | See Source »

...Winthrop attempt at field goal early in the second period was blocked. Later in the period, Yale completed a series of passes, bringing the ball to the Crimson five-yard marker. But the line held, and the ball went to Harvard on downs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PURITANS TIE BERKELEY 0-0 IN FOOTBALL GAME | 11/18/1935 | See Source »

This year's relay, not the deciding factor of the meet as was the case last year, was settled when Herb Howe, swimming number two man, gave the home team a five-yard advantage...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: RECORDS FALL AS FAST VARSITY SWIMMERS WIN | 2/12/1934 | See Source »

...last Friday of college football you credited Willis Ward of Michigan with blocking Illinois' place kick for the point after touchdown (TIME, Nov. 13). The kick was low and so wide that it barely reached the corner of the end zone. More important in that game was the five-yard penalty on Illinois which placed the ball on its one-yard line in Michigan's possession with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 27, 1933 | 11/27/1933 | See Source »

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