Word: punt
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...touchdown was made in each half, the first after about 10 minutes of play. The rest of the first half was a punting contest between Adams and Burr. Both made long, high kicks, with the advantage slightly in Burr's favor. Harvard's second touchdown was scored after the ball had been carried over 100 yards by straight rushing. It was made in 30 plays on one of which Harvard was penalized five yards for offside play. Starr showed excellent judgment in directing the plays and this, combined with the ability of the backs to gain at critical moments, kept...
Starr ran the kickoff to the 28-yard line. Wendell gained 12 yards around right end with Starr forming his interference. Burr punted to the 38-yard line and Brown's return punt was blocked by Burr and Guild, Wendell getting the ball on the 20-yard line. The first eleven failed to start together and this ragged work gave the second team the ball on downs. Timmins gained 15 yards on a fake kick and an exchange of punts followed. Leonard fumbled Brown's punt, but Newhall recovered the ball and ran it 12 yards. After advancing the ball...
...second touchdown was scored after a very few plays. Burr kicked off over the goal line and Starr ran Lockwood's punt-out from the centre of the field of the 43-yard line. Foster made a thirty yard run, but the first eleven lost the ball on downs on the 7-yard line, only to recover it, however, after a loss of only three yards. Following a few rushes, Spear went over for the touchdown. Starr punted out and Barr, kicked the goal...
Nesmith ran the first kick-off from the 5 to the 25-yard line. Leonard punted to Kempner and both teams were in turn penalized for offside play. Brill broke through and blocked a punt near the centre of the field, and Nesmith fell on the ball on the 17-yard line. From there the first eleven quickly carried the ball over, Brill making the touchdown. Cunniff kicked the goal. On the next kickoff the first eleven carried the ball by straight rushes to the 18-yard line, where Brill fumbled. The second eleven secured the ball, but fumbled...
Starr again received the kickoff, and ran the ball back 40 yards to the centre of the field. Nichols fumbled, but the first team recovered the ball. Burr then punted to Leary who received the ball on the 35-yard line and ran back 13 yards. Lockwood gained seven yards on an end run, and Paul added three more through the line. Heilborn failed to gain, owing to a poor pass and Kempner made a 13-yard quarterback run around Whitman's end, finally being tackled by Nesmith. Paul made a short gain, but Lockwood fumbled and Nesmith secured...