Word: diving
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...second half, proved a vulnerable point in the Harvard line. He was easily pocketed, with the result that twice Draper went plunging through the line for gains of 30 and 15 yards. In the former case, he broke through clearly and would have scored but for Dibblee's beautiful dive which pulled him down on the 20-yard line. That was as near as Newton got to the Harvard line during the second half as their efforts to gain on three downs failed to net them a single yard...
...even when he seemed really out in the eighth inning. With one out, the score 9 to 8 in favor of Williams, and Paine on third, Stevenson knocked an easy grounder to Ashton. The Williams man came running up to the line to tag Stevenson, who made a desperate dive for first base. In the collision the ball shot out of Ashton's hand and rolled over to the bleachers. Paine came in, tieing the score. Then Pote hit to center field, and Stevenson, by scoring on the play, won the game for Harvard...
...stopping Baird's dive, F. Shaw was slightly injured. He was replaced by Doucette...
...yard line. It was then that her four points were scored. Hopkins, aided by the flying formation, went banging through right guard and tackle. The Brown back had an open field, with only Charlie Brewer between him and the goal. Brewer stood waiting for him and made a desperate dive, but Hopkins shook him off and was downed at the five yard line by Manahan. The Brown backs went through the centre until the ball was but four inches from the goal line. Harvard made a desperate stand, but it was no use. McCarthy plunged into the forwards and went...
...during the game when Dartmouth dropped the ball did some Harvard player fail to drop on it. The chief faults of the team were, on the part of the forwards, a failure to break through and tackle behind the line, and the part of the backs, a failure to "dive" for the holes made for them...