Word: attempting
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...scored, T. Frothingham carrying the ball through the right side of the line-each time. The backfield was then changed, Potter playing quarterback and Pierce, Morrison and Tryon replacing the backs. After several plays, a forward pass from Potter to O'Flaherty was worked successfully, but on a second attempt, the pass was intercepted by Weil who went 15 yards before Potter tackled him. After the ball had been worked to the second's 25-yard line, Wigglesworth and T. Frothingham went in and Frothingham kicked a goal from placement from the 35-yard line. The University team held well...
...Crawling" has been defined as an attempt to advance the ball by the runner after the ball has been declared dead and any infringement of this rule will be penalized. The effect of this rule will be two-fold: 1st. It will prevent a man from attempting to gain his distance after he is fairly "down." 2d. It will allow no excuse for "piling up" by players of the defensive side. In previous years the runner who squirmed along the ground after the ball was declared dead lost only the distance he had gained by so squirming or crawling...
...ball) until it has gone at least 20 yards beyond the line of scrimmage. An on-side kick of less than 20 yards was found often to result in dangerous collisions and a general scramble for the ball, and it was therefore thought advisable to compel a more scientific attempt at this play by legalizing the play only after the ball had struck the ground and advanced 20 yards beyond the scrimmage line...
...installed in one of his two biplanes, and although he had intended to compete for the Globe prize, he was unable to get the new engine into running order, and as his old one was not powerful enough to give him sufficient speed, he gave up the attempt. However, even with its old engine, his machine proved to be the second fastest on the field, and he carried off the second prize for speed, amounting...
...again that this was its "maiden flight, which resulted so unfortunately." In the first place, the machine was in no sense whatever "wrecked"; in the second place, there was no "secret trial at night"; and in the third, this was not its "maiden flight," as there was no attempt, either successful or unsuccessful, to leave the ground. The aeroplane was taken from its tent shortly before 8 o'clock Tuesday evening to try the running gear in preparation for the advertised trial flights on the following morning, and at the end of a run it coasted, before it could...