Word: punt
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...only was the team as a whole at fault but there were many examples of poor individual playing. French was too slow in getting his kick away on nearly every punt, while La Roche twice showed poor headwork. First, when, in the last quarter of the game Yale had carried the ball to within ten yards of the Boston College ten-yard line by a series of desperate rushes, and then was thrown back three times by the stiffened Cavanaugh defense, La Roche attempted to make fourth down on a forward pass. And later, on another fourth down, he sent...
...next play Horween was hurt and taken out of the game with a dislocated collar-bone, which will keep him on the side-lines until the Princeton game. His place was taken by A. D. Hamilton '21. An incompleted forward pass on third down forced Humphrey to punt...
...before Casey tore around the left end nine yards to first down. Again Horween drove ahead five before the ball was given to Casey, who reached the two-yard line. Once the Brown line hurled Horween back, but the second plunge carried him over the line. After the punt-out Horween kicked the goal...
...first score made by the University eleven was when R. S. Humphrey '21 at quarterback caught a punt and carried the ball back fifty yards-for a touchdown. Soon after R. Horween Occ. drop-kicked a ball from the twenty yard line. N. V. Nelson Occ made the final score by a touchdown on a line plunge. The ball was almost continually in the scrubs' territory during the play...
...Lockwood '22, at tackle for the second team, showed remarkable defensive ability, his block of a punt in the early part of the scrimmage being instrumental in keeping the ball in the University eleven's territory for some time. N. V. Nelson Occ starred for the first team backfield, being particularly valuable in running interference and on the defensive. J. S. Higgins '20 played an excellent game at end for the second team...