Word: blissfully
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...slow and loose. The tackling as a rule was execrable, the blocking was not systematic, and the tendency to fumble the ball was very discouraging. The play of the academy eleven was uniformly good; Hinkey and Gilbert on the ends of the rush line, did some remarkable tackling, and Bliss and Stone supported each other well in their work behind the line...
Play began at half-past three Andover having the ball, and the lively work of the Phillips team completely dazed the freshmen. Stone began the game with a rush of twenty yards; Cochrane carried the ball fifteen yards farther towards Harvard's goal; Bliss ran around the end to the five yard line, and on the next scrimmage Stone found a hole made for him and slipped across the line three minutes after play began. The try for a goal was a failure, but Colt dropped on the ball and secured a second touchdown. The play during the next...
Yale-Rushers: Hartwell, Gill, Heffelfinger, Ferris, Newell, Moyle; quarter-back, McClung; halfbacks, Bliss, Morrison; fullback, McBride...
...first rush Andover gained five yards. Cumnock stopped Bliss and Andover was forced to kick. Harding caught the ball. Andover gained nothing. Lee started well and by hard running passed everything and scored in three minutes. Goal by Trafford. 6-0. Andover started off vigorously again and shoved the Harvard rusuline back ten yards. Stone kicked. Harding caught but was immediately downed. Presently Trafford returned the kick and Blanchard got the ball, but was thrown on twenty-five yard line. Harding rushed again. Nothing gained. Andover kicked. Trafford gained five yards and rushes by Harding and Goldthwai e gained nothing...
Andover-Rushers: (left end) Gilbert, Colt, Taylor, McDuffor (centre), Addis, Cochran, Hinkey; quarter-back, McCormick; half-backs, Brown, Bliss; full back, Stone...