Word: placement
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...downed on the Freshmen's 10-yard line. After regaining the ball on a punt the first team carried it by several rushes and one onside kick to the 2-yard line, but a penalty for holding set the ball back 15 yards. Burr then tried a goal from placement which was unsuccessful. After the subsequent punt-out, Gilbert made a 30-yard run around left end, and the remaining 20 yards was covered in three line plays, Wendell scoring. The rest of the scrimmage was almost entirely taken up with punting. The second touchdown was made by Gilbert...
...forward pass. By means of an onside kick, a 20-yard run by Gilbert, and line plays, Springfield was forced back to their 1-yard line, where they held. Honhart punted to the 30-yard line and the ball was rushed down again, Burr kicking a goal from placement after the backs had been held for two downs. There was no further scoring and time was called shortly after with the ball in Harvard's possession on Springfield's 25-yard line...
...practice yesterday consisted of a 15-minute scrimmage with the Freshman eleven, in which the University team scored one touchdown and a goal from placement. The playing of the University team was marred by altogether too frequent penalties, and much unnecessary roughness...
...line. After a number of penalties for both sides, Sprague's forward pass was intercepted on the University's 38-yard line. Burr punted to the Freshmen's 40-yard line and from there the ball was rushed to the 5-yard line, where Burr kicked a goal from placement...
Parker practiced kicking from placement, and out of ten tries put the ball over the goal seven times from the 30-yard line. Newhall kicked several drops from the 25-yard line...