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Word: placement (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...different shots and pickups. Whitbeck was steady but lacked the ability to take the offensive. He could not cope with the speed of his opponent's attack. Kunkel took the first set 6-0. In the next set, Whitbeck tried to subdue Kunkel's flashy playing by careful placement, but he was able to secure but two games...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TENNIS TOURNEY REACHES SEMI-FINAL BRACKET | 10/9/1924 | See Source »

...only twice and it was exceptional punting that saved the Vermont team on both occasions. The first score of the game was made by Potter, another veteran of last year's plucky team, who caught a forward pass and ran 23 yards for a score. Captain Klevenow kicked the placement goal. In the last quarter, the Middlebury forces staged an offensive that swept everything in front of it, until Klevenow again scored, this time from the five yard line on an off-tackle play. Immediately after this, the Vermonters swept down the field again in an offensive that ended with...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WHAT HARVARD'S FUTURE GRIDIRON OPPONENTS DID SATURDAY | 10/6/1924 | See Source »

...that Holy Cross owed its 28 to 0 victory over St. Johns on Saturday. Every score but one contained something of the element of a fluke, but was made possible by an alertness that overwhelmed the St. Johns team in the first half. The first score, a goal from placement, bounced around between the uprights and the bar of the goal posts, finally falling on the playing field, but it was allowed by the referee. The second was a brilliant piece of open field running when Glennon carried a kick through the entire visiting team for a touchdown...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WHAT HARVARD'S FUTURE GRIDIRON OPPONENTS DID SATURDAY | 10/6/1924 | See Source »

...fortnight earlier than was possible last year Falling on the ball, passing and signal work will constitute the practice at first. During the three weeks Mr. Fisher hopes to build up two or three teams so that scrimmage will be possible at the end. Drop-kicking, punting and placement kicking contests will as usual be held near the end of the practice period...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NEED OF SPRING WORK EMPHASIZED BY FISHER | 3/27/1924 | See Source »

...defeat. Blinding rain fell. There were 26 fumbles and only two first downs. Both teams punted ceaselessly, seeking breaks of luck. Yale scored when " Duck" Pond picked up a fumble and ran 67 yards for a touchdown, when Captain Mailory kicked two goals from placement. The victory carries with it the so-called "Big Three" (Eastern) championship...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Football Notes: Dec. 3, 1923 | 12/3/1923 | See Source »

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