Word: kicking
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...scores came on penalty shots by Bruce Johnstone, right inside. Shamus Malin, outside right, scored the other two Crimson goals. Crimson goalie Larry Martin saved a BU penalty kick, bringing his two-game record to two out of three penalty shots blocked...
...their first contest of the season, the Yardlings held their opponents to a scoreless first half. The Exonians broke loose in the second part of the game to score on a field goal and a penalty shot. An earlier penalty kick by Exeter in the first half was saved by the Crimson's goaltender, Larry Martin...
Running entirely by themselves for the last two miles of the race, the two harrier speedsters stayed close together until the final 200 yards when Benjamin put on a finishing kick to cross the tape eight seconds before Fitzgerald. Benjamin's time established a record for the new course and was reckoned comparable to his winning time of last week which was just short of the Cornell record...
Football's first big Saturday of 1958 put to a test the game's first scoring change in 46 years. After a touchdown, teams now have the option of using the time-honored place kick for one point, or the run or pass for two. The rule was designed to cut down tie games, give leading teams a chance to exert extra pressure and trailing teams a better chance to catch up. Most teams settled for the safer kick (chances of success: about 65%) rather than risk the run or pass (chances: about 35%), especially if they scored...
...Underdog Lehigh scored after trailing Delaware 7-0, faced the crucial choice: kick for the tie, or run or pass for the victory. Lehigh gambled and won 8-7. ¶ Southern California made two last-quarter touchdowns to come within a point of favored Michigan. Like Lehigh, Southern Cal went for the win, wound up 20-19 losers when the pass play for two points was stopped short of the end zone...