Word: placement
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Senator from New York: "The sporting pages stated that my son, James, 'played brilliantly' at fullback on the Yale Freshman football eleven in their annual game against Harvard, scored two goals from placement, 'aided materially in rolling up a score of 59-0-an unprecedented total.' I myself, when an undergraduate at Yale, played first base on the University nine, was addressed by my classmates as 'Gentleman...
Yale Scores on Placement...
Stevens was thrown for a three yard loss by Combs. With 17 yards to go on third down Pond was tackled by Evans on the 18 yard line. Yale prepared for a placement kick, Richeson holding the ball for Mallory, who sent the ball squarely between the goal posts. Score: Yale 10, Harvard...
...next play McGlone fumbled, and Hart recovered for Yale on Harvard 28 yard line. Cottle failed to gain around left end, and on the next play Stevens swam through the center of the line for two yards. Mallory then sent another placement kick squarely between the goal posts. Score Yale 13, Harvard...
...construction, and composition to discover his fitness in each of these branches. Then, if no fails in one of these fields, instead of being excluded from college for the deficiency the student will be required to take without credit some college course to correct the faults revealed in the placement examinations...