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When the Indians received the University kick-off they deftly concealed the ball under the back of the jersey of one of their players, and he jumped away to a touchdown, for no one could find he ball although Captain Marshall of the University did give chase, apparently the only...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CARLISLE INDIANS USED OLD TRICK OF LAMPY'S | 11/10/1924 | See Source »

The records of the second half tell a very different story. It was during the third and fourth quarters that Harvard displayed a brand of football that warrants an optimistic outlook. A brilliant runback of the opening kick-off by Hammond was the forerunner of the policy the Crimson backs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TEAM SHOWS MIXTURE OF GOOD AND BAD | 10/20/1924 | See Source »

"Yale's interference in the first half was very poor and afforded the runner practically no protection. When we had possession of the ball the Yale line shifted much too far on end runs and our backs were able to reverse the field for substantial gains. In the second half...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: RECONSTRUCTION WEEK BEGINS FOR YALE TEAM WHICH MEETS DARTMOUTH SATURDAY | 10/15/1924 | See Source »

...¶ The kick-off moved to centre of field (from 40-yd. line), or, on wet grounds, "to a point directly behind" ?in which case the receiving team may lie in wait no less than ten yards away.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: King Football | 9/29/1924 | See Source »

The loss of Van Genbig leaves the Orange and Black with no booter to fill his place. Gibson, Slagle, Weeks, Williams, and Legendre have been coached steadily during the week in punting and drop-kicking and Hills, Gates, and Caldwell, the star twirler on the nine, have been practicing the...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ELIS AND TIGERS OPEN GRIDIRON CAMPAIGNING | 9/19/1924 | See Source »

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