Word: placement
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...ideal backfield. Dalton is famous for his long, dodging runs in a broken field and is a reliable drop-kicker, having won the Army-Navy game for the last two years by this means. For the other halfback, Thorpe of Carlisle is unquestionably the man for the position. His placement kicking this season has been nothing short of phenomenal and makes him an especially valuable man in the present open style of football, as most of the big games this year have been won by goals from the field. In carrying the ball, Thorpe has displayed remarkable speed...
...superior general, a clever punter, and a valuable man in running back punts. Last Saturday his generalship was severely criticised and he muffed punts again and again. The timely development of Walter Camp, Jr., has relieved Howe from punting just as the development of Francis relieved him from placement kicking. But no one has been developed satisfactorily in the handling of punts...
...superior general, a clever punter, and a valuable man in running back punts. Last Saturday his generalship was severely criticised and he muffed punts again and again. The timely development of Walter Camp, Jr., has relieved Howe from punting just as the development of Francis relieved him from placement kicking. But no one has been developed satisfactorily in the handling of punts...
...will find themselves equalled if not excelled by Princeton. De Witt is every bit as good a punter as either Howe or Camp, and moreover the Princeton backs have handled kicks cleanly all season, while the Yale backs have fumbled in nearly every game. In drop and placement kicking Howe and Francis of Yale are better than De Witt, and this fact makes the balance of kicking about even...
Dalton made the only score of the game by a goal from placement, at the beginning of the fourth period. He had previously made six unsuccessful attempts. Dean of West Point tried two drop-kicks but failed. Both sides were strong on the defence, but displayed no great offensive strength. The Annapolis team, aided by a strong wind, tried a punting game at the start of the first period, and was soon enabled to try a place-kick. In the second quarter, a long onside kick placed the ball well within the Army's territory, and allowed Dalton to make...