Word: fairness
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Black had been able to play, he would have been the very man to face Captain Rhodes. Speir will probably be played here if he has recovered from his recent shaking up; if not, Woods will try his hand on the Yale captain. He is strong, active, a fair tackler and a good runner, but not up to the other two. On the other side of the line, Lewis will face Wallis; he is a sure tackler and very active, but hardly strong enough for the position. On the ends, however, with Warren and Farness. Princeton will be able...
...made such a hard fight. The crowd, led by Cumnock, cheered loudly and the procession moved on. As it passed Professor Shaler's house it gave him a good cheer. The statue of John Harvard, covered this time with a bright crimson robe, was cheered, and the band played Fair Harvard. The procession marched on up North Avenue to the tune of "Yale Men Say," "Marching Through Georgia," and that ditty which wishes Yale bon voyage. Professor Hart was on his door step to meet the eleven. He got up on the coach with the eleven, and supported...
...around the end made by Yale during the afternoon. Yale kept the ball for a considerable time now and managed to force it forty yards into Harvard's territory before compelled to kick. Then B. Morison sent the ball sailing down on the wind, and Trafford was allowed a fair catch on Harvard's five-yard line. Lake gained eight yards behind the V; Corbett failed to advance the ball, however, and then a fumble forced Trafford to try kicking against the wind. It was a beautiful punt, and as Hallowell was down upon Morison the moment he caught...
Harvard's Fine Defensive Play.The ball was given to Newell, but he fumbled and S. Morison secured it for Yale. B. Morison punted; Hartwell interfered with Trafford's fair catch, and Harvard was given five yards in consequence. Then began a long struggle during which the ball wandered about between Harvard's thirty five and twenty yard lines. Harvard's magnificent defensive play prevented Yale from accomplishing anything in spite of the encouraging cheers from the Yale side of the field. McClung made one weak try for a goal from the field, and just before time was called tried...
...Yale's ball, and she forced it back to near the middle of the field by short rushes. There Harvard stopped all further gain, and secured the ball. After a few short rushes through the line. Trafford was forced to kick again B. Morison was allowed a fair catch, and his brother was put behind the wedge. Finlay did not like to be separated from the man he had been so intimate with all the afternoon, and sought an early opportunity to fold him in a loving embrace. McClung, however, gained five yards, and Wallis five more. Bliss was given...