Word: punter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...McGillen at tackle starred for 1925, stopping everything through his side of the line. G. K. Powell was injured in the first two minutes of play and his place was taken by T. D. Blake. H. P. Doherty at fullback played an excellent game, far outdistancing the opposing punter as well as making many gains through the line...
...weeks of practice, the Freshmen have made extremely fast progress. Although still a little ragged on open plays, they have developed a good plunging attack and excellent ability in running the ends. Hammond is a reliable punter and should be a match for anything the schoolboys can offer...
...against Indians next Saturday. It is a question whether they will be eventually used as the first-string wings. At left halfback in place of the latter Coach Fisher has decided to use ErwinGehrke '24, star Freshman back of last fall and rated next to Fitts as the best punter on the Crimson squad Percy Jenkins'24 has won for the present Chapin's berth as right halfback on Team A. In the Holy Cross game Jenkins substituted for Fitts and made several ground-gaining runs, one of nearly 20 yards. He is also a good drop-kicker...
...correspondingly by the arrival of new stars, the exact opposite holds true at Princeton. The Tigers lose only five men who could in any way be regarded as regulars or first string substitutes by graduation this year. "Mike" Callahan, captain of the 1920 team, and "Joe" Scheerer, the famous punter, are the two greatest losses Princeton will feel. Stiuson and Davis on the ends and Halsey at tackle are the only other men of importance to go. But Thomas is capable of filling Calshan's shoes, while with such men as Lourie. Garrity, Witmer, Murrey, Cleaves and Gilroy available...
Andover Academy eleven, the yearling's next victim, was defeated by the score of 17 to 7. E. L. Gehrke, and P. Jenkins, swept everything before them, and were directly responsible for both of their teams touchdowns. But besides this, Gehrke proved himself to be a punter of no mean ability, his kicks, which averaged over 40 yards, were aimed with astonishing accuracy at the strategic points of the gridiron...