Word: punting
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...skill in the use of the forward pass and the onside kick the men on the first team showed a marked improvement. Lincoln and Wendell made very long gains on line plays, and Macdonald and Osborne recovered the ball for the first eleven several times on long punts, thus carrying the ball into striking distance. Macdonald, who has been laid up with an injured knee for some time, seems to fill his position at end excellently and follows the ball particularly well. The features of the scrimmage were the long runs made by Lincoln and by Bird, who made...
...necessarily snap it between his legs. In either case the ball must leave his possession while he is on the line of scrimmage, and must go first to a man who is behind the line of scrimmage. Under the same rule it was voted that in case of a punt out, the catcher of the kick need not raise his hand as a signal for a fair catch...
...University football squad had a very long secret practice yesterday afternoon, which was devoted to work on some new plays and to teaching the men how to tackle a man in the open field after a punt. There was no scrimmage. Burr, Hall, Newhall, Parker and Starr had a long kicking practice, trying goals from placement, drop kicks and punts. Burr's punts and place kicks were excellent. After the secret practice the first squad was divided up into two elevens for signal practice and work on the forward pass. All sorts of line rushes were tried, and later...
...preliminary practice consisted of two main features: a half-hour line-up for the first eleven, which was devoted to work on the forward pass, fake kicks and a few line plays; and a long practice for the ends in tackling a man in the open field after a punt. Coaches Reid and Bowditch directed the latter part of the work. Starr, who has not been in the game for some time, was played at quarterback both in the practice and in the scrimmage...
...back from the 17 to the 50-yard line, where he fumbled when tackled, but Kennard fell on the ball on Springfield's 43-yard line. Hall went in for Newhall. The ball was rushed to the 11-yard line, where Springfield held for downs. Hall caught Honhardt's punt on the 26-yard line, and Lincoln on the next play scored outside tackle. Hall missed the goal...