Word: punt
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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After one ineffectual attempt to gain around Cabot, Draper tried to punt. The ball was blocked, however, and Gonterman secured it for Harvard. Short rushes by Brewer, Gonterman and Dunlop soon brought the ball across the line for a touchdown. No goal. Score...
...King kicked to Gonterman, who made a fair catch on Harvard's 20 yard line. C. Brewer returned the ball with a long punt. About a half a dozen punte were made, and then C. Brewer, after receiving the ball on his own 15 yard line, made a try to get around Nolan, but the latter promptly tackled...
...Yale men could not get the ball over the goal line, until finally, after 18 minutes of active playing Letton made the first touchdown, but it was something of a fluke at that, for with the ball in possession on the 15 yard line, Ohl tried to punt the ball out of danger, but he slipped, and the leather was sent outside, with little or no gain...
...come within 15 yards of the line. In the second half changes were made on both sides, and Thompson's team forced the ball to 5 feet of their opponents' line. They lost the chance for scoring by a fumble, but five minutes later Proctor made a beautiful punt which brought the ball almost to Adams's men's line. Thompson's squad broke through, blocked the attempted punt and scored a touchdown. During no time in the half was their goal in danger...
Gonterman also made the second touchdown after Williams had made a poor attempt to punt...