Word: catchings
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Although the Freshman crew is fairly well developed for this time of the season, the practice yesterday was lifeless. A tendency to hang at the catch was evident and the stroke was uneven. The boat was unsteady and spaced poorly between strokes...
...ragged in his blade work at times. Richardson who has been rowing 5 showed a tendency to feather under water, but his slide was well under control and he carried through a hard stroke. Newhall at 2 was somewhat ragged in his form and over-reached at the catch quite frequently, but as this was only his second day on the water he will probably steady down shortly...
...whole the crew rowed well. Coach Wray urged the men particularly to press hard on their stretchers at the catch and to throw their whole weight quickly on their oars. The rhythm of the stroke was excellent and the men got their hands away from their bodies quickly and slowed down on the recovery well before the catch...
...Fair Catch Defined...
Turning to the question of catching the ball, it was voted that: "a fair catch consists in catching the ball, after it has been kicked by one of the opponents, before it touches the ground, or in similarly catching a punt out made by the catcher's own side: provided the player making the catch has signalled his intention of making a fair catch by raising his hand clearly above his head, and provided, also, that he takes not more than two steps after making the catch. It is not a fair catch if the ball after the kick...