Word: punt
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Noyes tried to run, but was tackled and lost the ball. The Harvard men thought it had been called down but Lewis picked it up and ran fifteen yards before he was stopped by Corbett. Immediately the ball went to Harvard on four downs. Corbett made a high punt and Yale got the ball on her own 40 yard line...
Lewis got 4 yards by two rushes and McCormick and Bliss made a handsome loss of 10 yards by the crises cross trick. Noyes made a big punt from the 10 yard line-to Corbett...
Bliss and Van Huyck gained nothing and Noyes made a long punt to Gage who caught well and ran 20 yards before he was stopped. Here the umpire decided that the last two plays had been out of order and for some reason or other gave Harvard the ball about the Yale 30 yard line. The ball soon went to Yale on four downs...
Bliss took Harvey's place and Jones that of Thomas. Almost immediately McClung got the ball on a punt of Homans and made a touch-down after a long and brilliant run. The goal made Yale's points...
Back of the line the two teams are very evenly matched, except at quarter-back; Poe is of course away up and above Barbour. If Harvey should play fullback for Yale his work will off-set that of Homans. The Princeton man has a very quick punt and a reasonably good drop kice, and he runs well with the ball; but he lacks experience and is very apt to get excited. Harvey is good at all points of a fullback's play, and has had considerable experience. It is difficult to compare the work of the halfbacks. Princeton...