Word: offing
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Dates: during 1920-1920
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No doubt the University got the breaks, chief of which were the two occasions that Humphrey's punts struck on the 15-yard line approximately and were allowed to roll crazily over the hard turf till they wobbled outside of the three-yard line; in the first of these cases...
The attitude of the Virginians in these unfortunate circumstances, and later, after Brown had broken through, blocked Clark's punt and torn over the line for a touchdown, left nothing to be desired. In every case they came back with undiminished vigor; especially was the kicking of Clark and Rinchart...
Virginia, like Centre last week, made little or no attempt to take the offensive on Humphrey's beautifully timed high spirals under which both ends and Lockwood, in almost every case, were ready to down the receiver in his tracks. It was the luck element that penalized. their faulty handling...
The University line, on the left side, played a strapping, slashing game. Lockwood, the broken bone in his foot sufficiently mended to allow him to play practically the entire game, was the fastest man in the line, not excepting the ends. Always down under kicks among the very first and...
Besides him Brown put up a game at guard that can only be characterized as a "whale." More than once he downed runners before they had moved, much less reached the line of scrimmage; and his steady work was rewarded when he blocked a kick off Clark's too and...