Word: punt
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Harvard took the kickoff, was held for downs, and had to kick. Lowenstein's punt carried from the Crimson 34 to the Army 30, but Shultz ran it back to the Harvard 40. Pollock and Stephenson alternated on seven straight power runs, the latter scoring from the 17 over Harvard's left tackle. This time Bob DiBlasio broke through to block the conversion attempt...
...Crimson's second score came four and a half minutes later. Jack Carman, up from the Jayvees for this game, blocked an Army punt on the visitors' 24. Four runs by West, a pass from Lowenstein to West--good for ten yards to the one--and another sneak by Henry produced a score at 3:24 of the fourth period. Walsh again converted...
Adams capitalized on Lowell's case of fumbleitis in notching its victory. After a ragged first period the Goldcoasters' Don Nosek blocked a Lowell punt and on the next play Roger Davis scored through the middle. A Belboy fumble set up another Davis score after the line had stopped the Adam's team on the twenty. The flashy Davis went across again in the final minute of play...
...always takes the first game to blend the team into a unit and see the men in action," said Lamar. "But they were moving," he said, citing the fact that the yearlings had only had to punt twice in the whole contest...
Another department where speed shows is in punt runbacks. The average Cornell runback was nearly 17 yards, the opposition's average a pawky 12. It takes fast linemen to get down and make the blocks and fast halfbacks to carry the ball for a team to compile an average of just under 17 yards per return...