Word: kicked
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...million Social Security beneficiaries. Sharing a platform with local party bigwigs (notably absent: Open-Housing Foe George P. Mahoney, Maryland's Democratic gubernatorial nominee), the President chose a curious way to scold the Republicans - by pinning on them the Democratic Party symbol. "Any donkey can kick down a barn," he said, "but it takes a skilled carpenter to build one. There's a big donkey population in this country around this time of year...
Johnny Edoga, who has been used, or more noticeably not used, as a placekicker for the football team, finally got off a game-winning kick in the first overtime to put Columbia in third place. (It was Edoga who was left standing when the referee's whistle ended the Columbia-Princeton football game at 14-15 with the Lions lined up for a field goal attempt...
Harvard won, 14-0, but they paid an exorbitant price. Singleterry not only could kick the ball forty-five yards with seeming ease, but his ability to put the ball into the coffin corner was almost professional. His first punt yesterday was 51 yards, followed by a 30 yarder which he placed out of bounds on the Holy Cross 10-yard line. And then he painted his masterpiece--a 46-yard boot which was downed at the Cross two-yard line...
Because of Singleterry, almost the whole first half was played in Crusader territory, but Harvard was unable to shift its offense out of neutral. The Crimson got close enough for one field-goal try, but the kick by Jim Reynolds was short and to the left. The nearest thing to a first-half score was a pass by the Crusader's workhorse quarterback Mark Doherty which was dropped in the end zone as the half ended...
Harvard couldn't get the first down, even with the 15 yards, so Reynolds punted. The Crusaders couldn't move either, and with fourth and 23, they prepared to punt it back, but six Crimson helmets converged on punter John Leonard to block the kick, and Harvard took over just 30 yards from a score...