Word: butts
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...comes forward to open his path by turning away from one another at the instant he comes, the abuse of such tactics is wrong, and it never is, and never can be, good foot-ball to not only push and drag rushers out of the way, but even to butt, seize and pull to one side ends and halves who are running across to tackle. It is no exaggeration to say that this is, even now, not the exception, but almost the custom, in spite of the rulings of the umpires. In fact, these very men who should have stopped...
...faults were pointed out in a simple, straightforward way, we would accept the criticism gladly and would try to avoid such mistakes in future work, instead of feeling that he is the butt of the critic's jest. ENGLISH...
...Servitors, who are supported wholly or partly by the college funds. They were formerly required to wait at dinner on those of higher rank, and perform other menial services, besides being the butt of practical jokes. Their dress was similar to the Commoners, but less expensive...
...brutal and dangerous contest, informed the Captain of the Harvard eleven that the team could not be allowed to take part in any further inter-collegiate match games until substantial changes in the rules had been made. According to the rules then existing, a player could back, throttle, butt, trip up, tackle below the hips. or strike an opponent with closed fist three times before he was sent from the field...
...been nearer perfection than at the present day the views of the committee would receive the support of every right-minded man and would be welcomed. But athletics never have been ideal and never will be, and for a committee of the faculty of a university, as censors, to butt against a vast majority can do but little good...