Word: punt
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Three University crews, each in a barge, and 20 Freshmen dormitory and 150-pound men, in the punt, yesterday tried their oars on the waters of the Charles; but the long awaited event brought little pleasure with it, for the water which splashed on the float immediately froze, chunks of ice continually impeded the rowers, whose hands suffered from the icy spray and low temperature...
...thaw of the past two days resulted in the clearing away of the ice pack in front of Newell boathouse, and a float was pulled over to Weld, where open water gave opportunity to launch barges and the punt. The punt was transferred to Newell, where the Freshmen set out rowing about 4 o'clock. By 5 o'clock, an acre of ice lodged between Newell and the Lars Anderson bridge, and consequently University oarsmen had to ply between Lars Anderson and Western Avenue bridges, the latter also being blocked...
Cottle was sent through the line but was unable to gain, but on the next play he slid for a six yard gain through Harvard's right tackle. On the third play the same man was downed on the line of scrimmage. Stevens punted over the goal line, and the ball was brought out to the 20 yard line. Hammond got off a long punt to Yale's 35 yard line...
Stevens sent a low punt back to Harvard's 30 yard line. On the next play Cheek, on a delayed pass, made nine yards, but with two yards to go he failed on the next rush to gain through the center...
Hammond, faking a punt, ran around left and for three yards gain, and with two down and seven yards to go, Cheek made two yards off left tackle. Lockwood then replaced Cheek...