Word: punt
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...which made the handling of the ball very difficult. Harvard's heavier team had a decided advantage under the conditions, but its superior team work showed that on a dry field the score would probably have been greater. In the first period Harvard secured the ball on a fumbled punt by Brown and rushed it down to the 2-yard line. The period ended here, but in the first play of the next quarter Chenoweth carried the ball between the goal-posts for a touchdown. Saltonstall kicked the goal. During the rest of this period and the whole...
...second half an entirely new team was sent into the game. An exchange of punts by Wigglesworth and O'Brien left the ball in Harvard's possession on Holy Cross's 25-yard line. A 5-yard penalty for offside and an uncompleted forward pass made it third down on the 30-yard line. Wigglesworth, standing 40 yards from the goal sent a straight drop-kick which looked sure to score. The ball, however, hit the cross-bar and bounded back. The University team was penalized several times for offside play in this period. Late in the period Wigglesworth made...
...chose the goal at the open end of the Stadium to receive the kick-off. Jenckes received the ball but was downed in his tracks on the 35-yard line. Rushes and a five-yard penalty against Bates took the ball to the centre of the field, where Felton punted to Hill. The latter, however, fumbled, and Gardiner recovered the ball on the 20-yard line. Wendell and Morrison went through the line to the 8 yard mark, where Potter tried a forward pass to Smith which failed. Strong defence forced Bates to punt, but a poor pass gave Harvard...
...ball 10-yards to the 45-yard line. From there Potter made a successful onside kick to Gardiner for a gain of 35 yards. Potter made 5 yards through centre but lost the ball on the next play; on an attempted forward pass. Bates was again forced to punt from her 15-yard line, but another poor pass and fumble by Dennis let Captain Fisher in to recover the ball on the 10-yard line. Wendell was again given the ball and broke through the right side of the line for the second touchdown. Gardiner kicked the goal. The quarter...
...first eleven again entered the game in the third period and received the kick-off. Potter ran the ball back 10 yards and then made a beautiful punt of 50 yards to Bates's 10-yard line. tried to rush the ball out but was forced to punt to her 40-yard line. From there Potter made a forward pass, the only perfect one of the day, to Smith, netting 20 yards. From there Wendell crossed the goal line on a magnificent plunge but was called back and the University team was penalized 15 yards for holding. An offside penalty...