Word: diving
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...doing bruised his lame leg again. After some vigorous rubbing he took his place in the line again. Corbett started to run but dropped the ball. A bluestocking made a dash at it but only knocked it towards his own goal. Then Newell made a dive and the ball was Harvard's with a gain of ten yards...
...again on Yale's 20-yard line. The ball was well down into Yale's territory. It was three downs and Bliss punted short, hardly to the centre of the field. Corbett muffed the punt, and Trafford who was backing him up also fumbled it. Hinkey gave a dive and the ball was Yale's at the centre of the field. Rushes carried it straight up the field towards Harvard's goal. The ball was Yale's on the crimson 10-yard line, but Umpire Coffin detected Sanford holding...
...made a stand and Harvard's V could get no further. Then Trafford fell back for a try at goal from the field. The ball went low and struck Heffelfinger, who had broken through. It bounded off to the right and the Yale guard and Hallowell both made a dive for it. Hallowell got it and Harvard had the play again on Yale's 18-yard line. Again the Yale rushers stood firm and tackled low, and Harvard could make no gain. Then Trafford fell back again for a try at goal. The ball went spinning off to the left...