Word: punt
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...regulars to the showers, while the mud-smeared scrubs stayed on the gridiron to oppose Team B. They showed they were still fighting, however, by throwing the subs for several 8-yard losses, until they had put the red-jerseys on their own 4-yard line. Here a long punt by Stillman put his eleven out of danger, and a second team fumble reversed the advantage. Showing much improved form, the subs started a formidable drive, which finally netted them a touchdown by Rouillard, and concluded practice...
...University eleven, given the ball on their 20-yard line, started the scrimmage with a punch. A punt by Chapin, on the second play, was recovered by Tolbert at midfield when muffed by a black-jerseyed back. Eight yard dashes by Chapin and Johnson, topped by line plunges by Horween and Owen respectively, gave the University two first downs, and threatened the seconds' goal. Here, Johnson was nabbed for a loss before he could get rid of a pass, and, in spite of two successful forward passes, the ball went to the scrubs on downs...
Starting with the ball on their own 25-yard line, an exchange of kicks, a run back of a punt by Johnson, and a dash by Chapin brought the University within scoring distance. A series of line bucks, followed by a forward pass to Chapin gave the first eleven their first touchdown. The second score came soon after, the result of a blocked kick covered by Woods, and an off-tackle dash by Churchill...
Coach Fisher kept the subs on the offensive, giving them the ball on their own 20-yard line. A long punt by Fitts carried the ball into the second eleven's territory, where a punt was blocked by Hubbard and dropped on by Holmes, putting Team B within scoring distance. An intercepted forward pass, followed by a punt, put the seconds out of danger...