Word: punted
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Harvard had a good chance to score near the close of the second period, when Richardson's punt from behind his own goal line was blocked and recovered for the Crimson on Andover's three-yard mark. But the Blue line stiffened and held the Freshmen for downs. Except for this, Harvard had no good scoring opportunity...
...yard pass from Ryan to Shanahan accounted for the next Purple score and then Saltonstall blocked the try for point. Early in the third quarter Kittredge dropped a 40-yard punt from the toe of French and Clark, the rangy lineman, fell on the wandering pigskin within the enemy 20-yard line. Successive rushes took the ball to the three-yard line where Sayles fumbled and Daly recovered. A beautiful pass from behind the goal line put the ball in Healv's arms on the 18-yard marker. Another pass from Wise and Healy went to mid-field. Nothing could...
Team A of the 1929 squad was the first to take the field against the visitors. G. H. Norris '29, kicked off, and the ball was returned to the 32 yard line. Failing to gain, Boston Latin kicked. The punt was run back to midfield, and the Sophomores started a sustained offensive with slanting plays off-tackle alternating with rushes through guard and centre that took them to the 2 yard line. Prominent in this advance was a 20 yard run by W. H. Brine '29, Sophomore halfback...
...second half, Team A once more and battle, and once more proved their superiority by outrushing their opponents by a wide margin, although they did not score. Late in the period the visitors blocked a 1929 punt, retrived the lose ball, and scored touchdown...
...After a safety has been made the ball shall be brought out to the 20-yard line and there, under the existing rules governing the free kick, be put in play by a punt, drop kick or placement kick by the team which has scored the safety...