Word: around
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...freshmen eleven, assisted by Howard and Burnett who acted as half backs, played the 'Varsity team yesterday afternoon and played all around them. Holden, Howard and Burnett passed, backed up one another, and rushed so well that they succeeded in making several touchdowns. The 'Varsity made nothing...
...team are not compelled to rush after the ball itself, but can be helping this man in other ways. They may be running ahead and "hunting." It is not needed that every one in the team should back up. At present most of the rush line stand around and act the part of spectators. Let them be told how to act, and they probably will act so as to be of some service to the work of the whole team. It seems to me not only this suggestion, or something like it, should be acted on, but also that other...
...Lamar was at it again With his snakelike movement he wound in and out among the Harvard men and before stopped had gained many yards. From the down which ensued after this rush a fine side pass was made to Lamar who had a chance for a fine run around Harvard's line, but Hurd was watching and soon had Lamar sprawling on the ground. The next fine work done for Harvard was the steady catching in quick succession of long flies by both Willard and Kimball. Despite their efforts the ball would approach their end of the field. Moffat...
...game. The fact is simple, plain and palpable. We do not know how to play foot ball at Harvard. The team was equal physically almost man for man to the Princeton eleven. Our men were in as good training. They rushed harder, Yet, upon the whole, Princeton played all around us. Every man on the Eleven did far better than the college had any right to hope for. But it was through their pluck and muscle that they acquitted themselves so well, and not through their familiarity with the fine points of the game. It is this fact that they...
...runs should be finished before dark, as the pleasure in much decreased if the hounds have to grope around in the dark, hunting after the scent...