Word: pigskin
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...score of forward passes that were caught and only two that were incompleted. It is a common occurrence for him to hurl a spiral pass 30 yards right into the hands of a player running at top speed. Joslyn and Codding, the Williams ends, are experts at catching the pigskin and should prove to be dangerous to the Crimson in an aerial offense. In addition, Hibbard, the fullback, and McLean and Binger, the halfbacks, are clever runners and consistent ground gainers...
...Westerners failed to uncork any weird plays or aerial attacks, the home eleven gained assurance, and played, in the second half, an aggressive game which netted three touchdowns in the 24 minutes of play. The fact that the Westerners neither gained a first down nor advanced the pigskin across midfield, shows that their offense was powerless against the Crimson forwards...
...front of the goal posts as the period ended. When the players had lined up at the other end of the field, Horween dove over the Valparaiso center for a first down which had to be measured. Horween then ploughed through for two more yards, and Owen carried the pigskin within a foot of the line. After being once repulsed Horween tore through for an easy touchdown...
...back 20 yards, almost to midfield. Horween broke through the Valparaiso line, but fell and Dandalet was on him before he could get up. After another play failed, Humphrey punted across the goal line after Gilbert had punted. A Valparaiso penalty and a buck by Owen brought the pigskin to the 30-yard line, where Gilbert intercepted a forward pass and put his team out of danger...
...second period with the ball on the 20-yard mark, Bradley fumbled, and Havemeyer again proved to be on the job by falling on it. Here Buell went into the game, and after several line-bucks had gained little, Bradley intercepted Buell's pass. A punt sent the pigskin out of bounds on the Valparaiso 44-yard line. Runs by Humphrey and Buell, and a pass to Gaston netted 22 yards. Here Buell's drop-kick hit the upright and another chance to score was lost...