Word: attacking
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...regular exchange list, and so we have not had an opportunity to remark upon certain statements which it contains. It is difficult to reply to conceited schoolboys smarting under the sting of a seyere defeat, and we should never think of noticing them at all, did not such an attack as has been made call for the severest censure. The Andover base-ball nine is famous for never being suited with any umpire except their own, nor ever being able to yield like gentlemen to defeat. Everyone expects this action on their part, but when they must needs...
...score show. for Harvard all the men seemed to play well. the defence seemed to play a little loosely at times and to this may be attributed, perhaps, the opportunities given to princeton to score, but Princeton certainly showed great quickness in charging in and passing in attacks on goal. In the Harvard attack, the throwing for goal did not seem to be accurate enough, several chance being lost in this way. The game was refereed by Mr. A. T. Skerry of the N. Y. U. the Harvard team were: Easton, goal; Reuters, point; Goodale, cover point; Williams, Bradford...
...teams and positions were as follows : American, Wheeler, goal ; Hodge, point; Davis, cover point ; Cottle, Gerndt and Hall, defence field ; Balch, centre ; Gilmore, Nichols and Simpson, attack field ; Stewart and Johnson, homes. Harvard, Easton, goal ; Reuter, point ; Goodale, cover point ; Williams, Bradford and Churchill, defence field ; Abbot, centre ; Roundy, Henning and Henry, attack field ; Noyes and Woods, homes...
...thickly wooded district known as the "Wilderness." His object was to pass to the south of General Lee and get into the open country so that his numerical superiority could be made available. He was delayed and Lee advanced close to him. Grant ordered his troops to attack and this they did many times in the two days of the battle of the Wilderness, but little was gained and many were killed and wounded. Counter attacks by the enemy also availed little in the difficult country and the final result of the battle was a draw. The Federal loss...
...Spottsylvania Court House, still further south, was Grant's next move, but Lee was there first, and entrenched. The Federal army was again ordered to attack, and, although a few charges were successful, the main movement was a failure, The salient held by the enemy was captured, but they reformed on a new line and the armies faced each other in the same positions for over a week. Direct attacks had proved useless, and a flank move was now resorted to, but near Cold Harbor Grant again found himself facing the enemy entrenched in new breast works. About a month...