Word: punter
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...combination. Those who favor the other set of backs rely more on the open play; they use Spalding for the plunges Reilly for the secondary defence and Andersen for plunges and runs. In this set Captain Howe would do most of the punting, though Andersen is also a good punter...
...failure to make any headway against Harvard and Dartmouth. A weak offence against a strong defence means a kicking game, and, although Yale has been developing this style of play, the men will find themselves equalled if not excelled by Princeton. De Witt is every bit as good a punter as either Howe or Camp, and moreover the Princeton backs have handled kicks cleanly all season, while the Yale backs have fumbled in nearly every game. In drop and placement kicking Howe and Francis of Yale are better than De Witt, and this fact makes the balance of kicking about...
...season began with absolutely no promise of a punter of even mediocre ability. However, kickers have been developed who have managed to cope with their opponents. The punts of the Dartmouth players do not average long distances nor are they extraordinary in character, but nevertheless, they have proved to be dangerous, with the ends getting down the field as fast as they do. This was strikingly shown in the Princeton game, when the Tiger ends were unable to run back any distance the punts of Llewellyn and Morey...
...Freshman football team was given light practice yesterday afternoon. After a short blackboard talk, the squad was given a drill at the tackling dummies. A dummy scrimmage between the first team and substitute followed, in which particular attention was given to formations for protecting the punter. The first team then held a snappy signal practice. A game was played between the substitutes and the second team which the former won by the score...
...principle offender in this respect. The ends are both fast and aggressive. Coolidge is light, but very heady and a good tackler and Weatherhead is heavy and a hard worker. All the backs are heavy and fast and with the return of Hardwick the team is assured of a punter of more than ordinary ability...