Word: punt
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...follows: "Individually, Fritz Pollard, a lithe, dusky, six-foot half back, displayed the cleverest all-around backfield success attained on Yale Field this season. In end running, forward passing, in executing a bewildering criss-cross and delayed pass run, which was Brown's trump card, in running back punts, in side stepping and dodging Yale tackles in a broken field, Pollard gave a peerless performance. His head line exhibition brought the crowd of 25,000 spectators up with a roar in the opening minutes of the final period. Catching a punt hoisted aloft to midfield by the toe of Harry...
...Sherman '20, received the kickoff and ran it back 40 yards before he was downed. The Freshmen tried plunges, passes and hidden ball plays, but were unable to advance and lost the ball on downs, after which both sides punted back and forth. C. E. Works '19 then intercepted a forward pass and ran to the 20-yard line but the seconds could make no headway and the ball was the Freshmen's. J. S. Higgins '20 got off a long punt which rolled to the second team's 30-yard line, but the seconds had succeeded in working...
After stating that Princeton lacked this "Punch" and were weak on the ends of the line. Duffey goes on to discuss the University's outlook. He does not believe that Casey will prove a serious "threat" because of his inability to punt. If fact he classes the entire team as second-rate with the exception of the ends and tackles and Captain Dadmun. He is particularly severe on he backfield with the exception of Casey...
...entirely new team was sent in against the Virginians. Willcox received the kick-off and made the only fumble of the game, but recovered the ball and carried it 20 yards before he was stopped. The fourth touchdown came after the period was half over, when Willcox ran a punt back 35 yards to Virginia's 28-yard line. S. Burnham '19 crossed the goal line on the sixth subsequent play and A. W. Gardner '18 kicked the goal. The next score came immediately after the kick-off when Burnham intercepted a pass and the ball was taken over...
...scored the first touchdown of this quarter by catching a pass from Willcox behind the goal line and Bond scored the last one a few minutes later on a line plunge. He kicked both goals. Willcox nearly scored another just before the game ended when he ran back a punt to Virginia's ten-yard line but the whistle blew before any further progress could be made...