Word: punt
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Stars had better team-work and gained more consistently, but were unable to score owing to the good defensive work of Smith and Schultz. The nearest approach to a score was when Fish, of the All-Stars, was downed on the 10-yard line after recovering a muffed punt...
...first period both teams commenced a kicking campaign, with Felton, who played in the Harvard backfield for the first time, driving ale back by his longer punts. Through a muff of Howe's punt, which would have given Harvard the ball in Yale's territory, the University tam lost its only chance to score in this period...
...first period, Harvard rushed 9 times for 53 yards, and Yale in 8 rushes made 27 yards and lost 7. Harvard punted 7 times for 314 yards, while Yale punted 8 times for 265 yards; one of these was run back 29 yards and on another the runner lost 6 yards. An onside kick by each team went outside, and Yale once recovered the ball on a fumbled punt. During the second period, in 17 rushes Harvard gained 94 yards and lost 8. The ball was lost once on a fumble and once on a forward pass. Another forward pass...
Captain Withington won the toss and chose the north goal. Yale kicked off to the 11-yard line and Felton ran it back 10 yards. Five yards were made through centre and then Felton punted to Howe, who ran the kick back 10 yards to the middle of the field. When he was tackled he fumbled, but Daly recovered the ball. No gain was made on an end run, so Howe punted to Corbett, who ran back 30 yards to midfield. On a line play by Leslie Harvard made first down, but on the next play Felton punted over...
...West Point, 6 to 0, hardly indicates the superiority of the University team, for West Point never had the ball in its possession in Harvard's half of the field. The score was made in the third period by Captain Withington, who broke through the line, blocked Dean's punt and 20 yards for a touchdown. The University team had several other good chances to score but lost them by fumbling, which has been rather noticeable throughout the season...