Word: catching
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Sketches;- A Queer Catch,- The Church of Le Pere Marquette...
...practically agreed upon. They will be in almost all respects the same as the rules which governed the Harvard-Princeton game. The ball must be touched to the ground when received by a back from a punt, before it can be advanced. The rule in regard to a fair catch remains unchanged...
Harvard punted and Princeton returned, the ball coming to Princeton's 40 yard line. Brewer here tried a place kick from the 40 yard line on his fair catch. But the result was considerably different from that of the Cornell game. The ball went along the ground into the Princeton line, and Brewer after it. This play netted five yards but was not what was intended...
...goal line Holmes tried for him but missed Hallowell punted out for a fair catch and then kicked the goal. The score now stood even, 6 to 6. Ninety-six kicked off poorly. The ball changed sides a couple of times on downs, after which ninety-six got it and rushed it down the field, pushing Holmes over the line for a touchdown. Merriman failed to kick the goal. Score, 10 to 6. Ninety-seven kicked off but in less than a minute time was called...
...only a few minutes before the ball was brought back to Cornell's end of the field. Fairchild made a fair catch on the 35 yard mark, and then Brewer made a very brilliant goal from the field on a place kick...