Word: kickers
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Princeton game, Yale gained ground and gained substantially on straight football such as has not been seen at New Haven for years. To back this up, Yale has two good punters, one of whom is a fair drop-kicker, and in Wilson, an excellent back to receive an opponent's kicks, thus providing Yale with all the weapons necessary to play a kicking and waiting game...
...offensively and defensively; a wonderful back-field, yet one which is powerless without support from the line, for there is neither a Wendell nor a Streit in the trio to gain a couple of yards when the two opposing lines are in a deadlock; a fair quarterback and fair kickers, and, lastly, a drop-kicker who full well realizes the responsibility of his work in the present style of game." L. WITHINGTON '11, in Boston Globe...
...than they have before this season. The coaches, Hart and Moffat '84, are the most recent addition to the coaching staff and are bending all their efforts towards perfecting the Princeton eleven for its battle against Harvard on November 8. Moffat is giving much of his attention to the kickers and is endeavoring at present to develop Law who, while a second string man, shows great promise as a kicker. There have been but few changes in the line-up. Philips is back in his old place at tackle, while Semmens, who has been playing for Philips, has been shifted...
Barrett, the quarterback, is developing into a first-class kicker, both in drop kicking and punting. Shuler and Shelten both new men and Fritz, last year's right halfback show great possibilities in the backfield...
Little is known of the Fordham team just at present. There is a rumor, however, that they have a drop-kicker on whom they are relying to score against Princeton this afternoon...