Search Details

Word: catch (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...second down Hall punted to Saxe who ran a short distance. At this point Lee broke through the whole Wesleyan eleven and spurted down the field making a touchdown from the forty-five yard line. Time 22 minutes. No goal. Score 18-2. B. Trafford made a fair catch of Hall's kick. Vigorous work by Lee, Saxe, Stickney and Blanchard brought the players within five yards of Wesleyan's line. On the third down B. Trafford broke through the centre and made a touchdown. Time 25 minutes. No goal. Score 22-2. On the kick off Slayback made...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Second Championship Game. | 11/11/1889 | See Source »

...Harvard having the west end of the field and Pennsylvania the ball. Church dribbled to Hulme who ran behind the V that was formed and gained ten yards. The ball soon went to Harvard on four downs, and Trafford kicked on the third down. Hulme made a flare catch on the thirty-five yard line and kicked. Saxe caught it on the run and got thirty yards. Stickney, Saxe and Fearing gained 13 yards but Pennsylvania's rushers broke through and got the ball. Valentine ran around Cumnock's end and gained twenty yards. On the third down Thayer bunted...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Wins Her First Championship Game. | 11/4/1889 | See Source »

...from gaining, so Forbes was obliged to kick. Four kicks were tried with an aggregate loss of five yards for Ninety-two and the ball returned to Ninety's possession. Aiken gained ten yards, Crane kicked well up to the ten yard line, but Forbes made a fair catch and returned to Crane. The ball was dropped and secured by Ninety-two, but time was called before they could do anything with...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ninety wins the Championship. | 10/30/1889 | See Source »

...great extent, due to the discussion as to the relative merits of the Harvard and Yale strokes and runs as follows; In the April number of Outing a system is described called the "English System of Rowing," the chief features of which are: The stroke-A catch and swing back with stationary slide, then a slide with stationary body because of the legs. The recovery-A shoot forward of the hands, then a swing forward of the body, then, "and not till then," a slide forward...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Cambridge Stroke. | 10/29/1889 | See Source »

Moen took Miller's place in the second half. Exeter got the ball. Three downs in same place. Harvard's ball. Exeter's rushers got through and stopped Crane's rush losing Harvard 10 yards. Johnson made a good kick but Stothers punted back and Moen failed to catch. Crane got it and passed everything but Exeter's halfs. Exeter got twenty-five yards on Fitzhugh's foul. Crane again got through, and Moen and Johnson gained ten yards each. Hallowell passed to Moen, who ran hard and well to within twenty yards of the goal line. Crane gained...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Game at Exeter. | 10/7/1889 | See Source »

Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Next