Word: kicker
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...heavy charging of Harvard, they stubbornly fought the ground inch by inch, and never used their best runners until they had driven the ball by a kick well down. In this way they had ever a strong fresh man for a dash up the goal, and an almost infallible kicker to send the ball skimming over...
Bull, last year's back, has finaly announced his intention of playing this season, and will begin practice next week. He is a fine kicker and a good tackler, but it will take him some time to get in good condition...
Saxe, half-back, is weak at tackling. Fumbles. A splendid kicker and runs well...
...both new men and give promise of being valuable acquisitions to the team. They are both good runners and dodgers, but neither has acquired much proficiency in kicking the ball. Morrison who played half-back last year will play in the same position. He is a good kicker and a fair runner although slow in getting started. Besides those above mentioned Robinson, Wurtemburg, Clawson and one or two others have played at different times on the team in practice games...
...gentle zephyrs softly whistled as he proudly bore his treasure down the field. A touch down was made, from which the full-back kicked a goal, which, considering the perfect symmetry of the curve described by the ball in passing over the bar, the graceful movements of the kicker, and the unequalized adjustment of his cravat, was undoubtedly the most beautiful goal ever kicked on Jarvis. Shortly after, an unfortunate incident marred the otherwise gentlemanly played game. A Yale rusher was disqualified by the referee for neglecting to beg the pardon of a man upon whose toe he had accidentally...