Word: vangerbig
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...following week Princeton faced Virginia in a driving rain and won a 5 to 0 victory. Handling the ball securely was an impossibility and neither team could advance by scrimmage. Both resorted to a kicking game in which the Orange and Black had a decided advantage with Cleaves, Vangerbig, and Hills doing the punting. In fact it was superiority in this department which gave Smith his chance to send over his dropkick and latter gave the Tigers their safety...
...first half the Maroons gained an unexpected advantage when Vangerbig, who had displaced Cleaves in this department, was outpunted. Although the Tigers had scored early on a long runback of a Chicago punt by Cleaves and again by a 40-yard forward pass which the Princeton veteran nabbed in miraculous fashion, the Chicago team was out-rushing their visitors and their line was immeasurably superior...
Nearly every man on the squad took part in the scrimmage this afternoon, in which a second string backfield was used. Smith scored a touchdown against the scrub eleven during the scrimmage. Excellent form in punting was shown. Lourie's punts averaged 47 yards, while Vangerbig consistently made 45 yards. In drop-kick practice, Smith and Baker starred, placing kicks over the cross-bar from the thirty-yard line. Coach Roper strongly emphasized the defensive element in today's practice, and sent the squad in early after a short signal drill...
...full team will have the same fighting offence and defence which has characterized Coach Roper's teams in past seasons. Several men showed that they can well fill the gaps in the Orange and Black ranks, and this, more than anything else is encounraging to the Princeton supporters. Vangerbig proved himself a formidable kicker and an effective runner. Smith, an untried back, performed exceedingly well under pressure, showing that he can be used as a line-plunger when necessity arises...
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