Word: buckly
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...visiting team played a hard, plucky game, but at no time was Harvard's goal in danger. Their only gains were made in the second half, when Acton was replaced by Parker. Dartmouth soon found that the change had weakened Harvard, and proceeded to buck the line at left guard. Four times they succeeded in making their distance. Parker's inefficiency was owing to his failure to break through his opponent. Apparently he made little effort to tackle the runner until the latter had reached the line of the down. E. Jones played well for Dartmouth. He was unfortunate enough...
...defensive work is beginning to tell. In very few cases were Technology's backs able to buck the center successfully, and running round the end was out of the question. The interference was a little weaker than it has been in some days. The blockers did not strike their men hard enough to throw them clear off their feet...
There was considerable improvement in the defensive work of the eleven. To be sure it was a weak line against which they had to buck, still they acted on the right principle of breaking through and tackling the runner before he reached the line of the down. In this way Amherst was repeatedly forced back with losses of from two to ten yards and obliged to kick. Fairchild broke through and tackled strongly; his failure to do this has been his chief fault in the past. Mackie also did good work, several times spoiling the attempted kick of the Amherst...
...race Liffer, Alland Fenner, W. A. Fouled in the first heat and were allowed to enter the finals. This event was one of the most exciting of the day. In the final heat Mansfield, Wal., took the lead at the start and kept it until near the finish when Buck, Hop. making a good spurt passed him and took first place, Mansfield second, Wisner, E. H. S., third. Time 2 minutes, 42 1-5 seconds...
...mile interscholastic. Cambridge M. T. S.: J. J. Vaughan. Chelsea High: G. L. Gary. Roxbury High: H. Killion. Boston E. H. S.: A. F. Wisner. Noble's: H. H. Brown. Waltham High: N. Mans. field. Worcester E. H. S.: E. I. Fuller, Hopkinson: W. H. Jones, V. B. Buck...