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...feature of the game was the punting, especially that of R. Horween '18, for the University kicker averaged 37 yards to 31 for Legore. His second punt of the game carried a total distance of 80 yards including the roll, and it was this kick which put the ball in Yale's territory for the greater part of the first period. Horween also prevented a possible touchdown, or at least a safety, when Robinson, misjudging one of Legore's punts, was hit by the bounding ball. Horween dove under Moseley and recovered the ball just as it was about...
...between the two teams in the first half. Kicks were exchanged and short gains were made on rushes, but neither team was able to gain consistently or to score. Near the end of the period, with the ball on Princeton's 20-yard line, Braden, Yale's best drop-kicker, was sent in and made a futile effort at a field goal. Princeton received the ball and kicked out of danger...
...team men. In general yale's defence has been more than above the average but her offence, though often brilliant, is at times ragged. . . . The one weak spot on the Yale line seems to be at tackle. . . . One flagrant weakness has been the weak defence and protection given the kicker. In every game this year Yale has had a kick blocked." But in spite of these few defects, Duffey thinks that Yale's powerful line will hold both of its opponents and will make holes in the University's and Princeton's lines for its own backs to gain through...
...effect on the result; but in spite of the fact that Cornell has headed its season to date toward the game with Harvard, the Cambridge team is one the writer feels has the better chance, provided it can play its best football, and play it all the time.Cornell's Kicker and Quarterback F. T. SHIVERICK...
After scrimmage was over, Assistant Coach Palmer, star drop-kicker of last year's eleven, spent a long time with the kicking candidates. Among the most promising is Walter Mack 1919, who is showing up well in practice...