Word: placement
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...yard line and after one play the penalty for an incompleted forward pass put the ball on the one-yard line. Minot stood behind his own goal line and punted to Murphy who made a fair catch on Harvard's 36-yard line. Hobbs tried a goal from placement which was low. The ball bounded along back of the goal line until it hit one of the spectators who threw it to Field Judge Hall. Since the ball had hit an official, Hobbs was allowed another try at goal which also failed...
...punts. The Yale backfield is undoubtedly one of the best in the country. The men are all fast and powerful runners, hit the line with terrific force, and, when once started are hard to stop. Coy is a remarkable kicker, as he can punt, drop-kick and kick from placement equally well...
...Yale and Princeton freshmen played a tie game at New Haven on Saturday in which neither side was able to score. Philbin did the punting and practically all of Yale's ground gaining. Pendleton attempted two goals from placement from the 35-yard line, neither of which were successful. Wight and Pendleton played well for Princeton, and Baker, Walker, and Philbin for Yale...
...Seniors' 35-yard line. From this point 1911 rushed the ball to the 20-yard line, where an unsuccessful forward pass gave the ball to the Seniors. Later Floyd punted to the Sophomores' 40-yard line, where Remick made a fair catch. Jones's attempt at a goal from placement fell short. At the end of the half the ball was in the Sophomores' possession on their own 20-yard line...
...been more proficient in kicking goals from touchdowns. Brown scored the first touchdown early in the game by a forward pass to Dennie, left end, after Coy had fumbled a punt. The try for goal failed. Towards the end of the first half, Coy kicked a goal from placement from the 22-yard line, making the score 5 to 4. In the second half, a quarterback run and a forward pass gave Yale its only touchdown. Hobbs kicked the goal. Soon after, Dennie intercepted a Yale pass and scored for Brown. A poor kickout prevented a goal. At the very...