Word: catching
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...happened to be in the way of the ball, it went to Harvard on the 20 yard line. After a few ineffectual rushes Fairchild took the ball around Captain Hinkey's end for 18 yards, and Hayes carried it over the line. On the punt out, Wrenn failed to catch the ball, and so no goal was kicked...
...throw the runner. The interference is ineffective, it does not go hard and is broken up too easily. The backs are slow in getting started, and do not hit the line with much force. When they are tackled they allow themselves to be thrown backward for a loss. They catch poorly and do not kick with any precision. The ends are the strongest part of the team, though they are slow in getting down on the ball, and sometimes let the runner outside of them. The team as a whole shows too great a tendency to stand by and watch...
...kick, Fincke falling on the ball. The next punt landed the ball at the middle of the field. Successive rushes by Jackson, Hitch and Miller carried it to ninety-eight's one yard line, where the freshmen held strong and got the ball on four downs. From a fair catch by Jackson, Pierce attempted a goal, and by an exchange of punts the seniors lost twenty yards. Time was called with the ball on ninety-five's forty yard line...
Davis played well at left end, making a long run after a pretty catch. Hitch and Miller did the best playing for ninety-five and the whole centre held up strong. For ninety-six, Duff and Ingalls played their positions fairly well and Merriman made a pretty tackle, stopping Jackson in a clear field...
...Wrightington and Brewer made some long runs and scored several touchdowns, but Brewer's punting was not up to the standard and he failed in both attempts to drop a goal from the field. Whittemore's kicking was fairly good, but his attempts at dodging and running after a catch were very poor. Wrenn and Foster both played well at quarterback and there was little fumbling. Most of the gains were made around the ends and few attempts were directed against the line...