Word: attacking
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...team was, perhaps, unable to match them in these particulars, but wisely stuck to their usual tactics, seldom running with the ball, but forcing the attack by a series of passes from one man to another. By this plan New York was unable to cover her opponents, and as her men grew tired successive goals were made on her, each in shorter time than the preceding. The third goal was made before fifty minutes, and by it the Oelrichs cup came into the possession of Harvard...
...thing more, as to the "hic jacet." Is not this last attack the best way to stir up a real old-fashioned theatre party? If the custom was dead, why revive it again by trying to turn a quiet theatre party of forty fellows into a noisy revel of a whole class...
...witnessed last Saturday's games are inclined to over-rate Yale's abilities, because of a sympathizing interest in so young a club. Now, while this infant Hercules did undeniably well, still her playing was by no means phenomenal. The team's whole game was defence; absolutely no attack at all except as far as they got the ball on Harvard's ground in their determination to keep it off their own. They deserve much praise for their checking, covering, mutual support and everything that goes to make up a strong resistance, but they have not as yet shown that...
...method of Harvard of all colleges there is the happy medium. Her attack is strong, and yet she does not permit the enemy to make his way to her goal unmolested. But she is in need of practice. Some of her men fail in picking up the ball and in passing in the field. In the game with the New Yorkers, when the latter were tired from previous play, Harvard seemed to have slightly the advantage. But the question is very doubtful. Will it be so when New York is at her best next week? Much depends on the vigorous...
...attempt was made to assassinate the king of Servia yesterday. It is suspected that the attack was made from political motives...