Word: punters
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...profusion of backs is filling Coach Stahley's hair, but one of the best is Freddie deRham, for years the mainstay of St. Mark's eleven. Bob Gannett of Milton is a cagey signal-caller and a fine punter. Clarence Boston of Moses Brown is a strong prospect, and Johnny Carchia of Cambridge Latin, though small, is, they say, something of a ball of fire...
...except on fourth down) no longer causes loss of the ball. The 5-yd. set-back for two incomplete passes in one series of downs has been removed. Because coaches last year decided that the defense had too many advantages, another rule, designed to popularize quick kicks, permits a punter to have a teammate hold the ball in position for a kick...
...sterling silver bowl has been received as an anonymous gift, to be awarded to the player who each year excels in forward passing. The Roger W. Cutler Trophy, which will be given to the best punter, has been donated by Roger W. Cutler '11. The third trophy which is to be known as the S. V. R. Crosby Trophy, and which will be given to the player who has done the best job in drop-kicking, has been donated by Stephen V. R. Crosby...
Casey explained that an accurate punter would be handicapped by this change because kicks along the sidelines will be of no value if the ball is to be moved ten yards in from the sidelines. When questioned as to what effect the new rule would have on Harvard's style of play Casey said, "It would make no difference whatsoever and will probably not aid or hinder any team's playing...
...first thing that looked like a break came five minutes after the game started when John Dean, Harvard punter, whose kicks averaged more than 47 yd., fumbled on his 45-yd. line. Yale recovered. Bob Lassiter. the black-haired North Carolinian who has been Yale's outstanding halfback this year, threw a pass to Dud Parker for a 25-yd. gain. Joe Crowley smashed through Harvard's left guard for 12 yd. With a first down on Harvard's 3-yd. line, it was three plays before Walter Levering splashed through tackle for the touchdown. Sullivan scuttled...