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Word: catching (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...reported that Shaw will be unable to catch Bickham at Princeton next year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 1/25/1886 | See Source »

...like our own. And if we investigate general tendencies instead of individual promise, we fail to find any near prospect of a return of the lost spirit of creativeness and spontaneity. In America, on the other hand, though to be sure no one singer seems ready to catch the mantle of Tennyson when it falls, yet the national character seems likely to favor the growth of a new school of poetry that may in the near future take rank with the best of England's. We are not giving our best attention to the details of rhythm; we have earnest...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Note and Comment. | 12/9/1885 | See Source »

...part of the field, but was prevented by Corwin, who tumbled him rudely to the ground. Lamar hung on to the ball, however, and when Adams had snapped it back Watkinson caught it, but failed to gain much ground, as did Beecher, who soon after made a similar fair catch. Beecher, however, soon afterward secured the ball, and was just slipping by Princeton's rush line when Decamp upset him. His efforts, however, resulted in another touch in goal for Princeton, and in the kick-out which followed Beecher got the ball. When it was snapped back he passed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Yale-Princeton Game. | 11/23/1885 | See Source »

...soon as play was begun the ball was passed to Morgan, who rushed it down the field and into the hands of Porter, he in return kicking it back half the length of the field. '88 quickly made a touch-down. The ball was punted out for a fair catch and a try at goal made, which failed. A bad fumble was made by Perry, '89, followed by a fair catch by Perkins. Porter now began the series of brilliant rushes, which were the feature of the game, and was well tackled by Perry, who did not however manage...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foot Ball. | 11/16/1885 | See Source »

...second half was opened with a rush by Woodman. Bancroft made a touch-down. Try at goal failed. Two fair catches were made by Perkins and the ball was returned to Reynolds, who passed to Porter, and the latter attempted to break through the freshman team for another touch-down, but did not succeed '88 now tried at goal from a fair catch and failed. Scott and Porter had each got in a rush when Woodman took the ball and passed to Noble, who was quickly thrown. Porter made another rush and passed to Crocker, who got a touch-down...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foot Ball. | 11/16/1885 | See Source »

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