Word: punt
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Wesleyan half back tried the experiment of kicking a long high punt. It worked like a charm, as Porter muffed the ball, and Wesleyan got it again on our ten yard line. They worked the ball from there to within six feet of our line; but here Harvard got the ball and Porter kicked fair, giving Wesleyan the ball twenty yards from our goal. Holden got a fair catch and made rather a wild pass to Butler, who muffed the ball; Harding, however, got it. Porter got in a long kick up the field, which the full-back fumbled...
...Bancroft secured it near goal. In another minute Porter ran past the whole eleven and scored the fifth touchdown. Goal. Time, 2 minutes. When the ball was again put in play, Butler and Fletcher by good rushes again brought it over the line. Time, 2 minutes. Porter missed the punt-out, but ran in with the ball and scored the seventh touchdown in half a minute. Goal. Harvard now fumbled badly for a few minutes on account of the ball being slimy; however, rushes by Sears and Harding brought the ball up the field again, and Porter scored. Time...
...half-backs have a great fondness for letting the ball bounce before they catch it, instead of taking it on the fly, a proceeding which costs them much time and ground. They still fumble a great deal and do not judge a high punt well, especially if there is any wind. They are very leisurely about getting under way when they start to run, and they do not back up each other. None of the backs are remarkable for the accuracy of their drop kicks in a game; though Porter has once kicked a goal from the field. In spite...
...game began at 4 p.m., Harvard taking the west side of the field. The opening of the game was marked by bad fumbling on the part of the Techs. Harvard secured the ball, and a long punt by Jones sent it close to the Technology 25-yard line. Here Remington made a good rush, but was downed close to the goal line. Good work by the Harvard rush line aids Fletcher in securing the first touchdown, from which no goal was kicked. The ball is brought out by Technology, but long kicks by Porter soon force...
...took place, in which Bradley was hurt, and his place was taken by Hallowell. After some spirited rushing, time was again called to give Noble time to recover from a heavy fall. A rush by Holden sent the ball into dangerous proximity to the senior goal, but a powerful punt by Fiske, and some sharp rushing temporarily transferred the scene of action to the other end of the field. At this point in the game, Porter secured the ball, and traversed nearly the entire length of the field, passing every man on the senior team. Just as he seemed certain...