Word: head-first
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...wonder the flow of the game was so bad. Each player skated as if he needed double-runners. It was as if the guys were doing poor Mr. Frick imitations by taking spectacular spills, especially as they flew head-first into the benches...
Embree, who uses the head-first, backwards style of jumping introduced a few years ago by Dave Fosbury, has a strong chance next year to break his Harvard record, considering his strong performance all season long as a sophomore. The Crimson will have another excellent performer next year in John McCulloh, the high-jumping freshman who was knocked out of the IC4A...
When Sal Bando flied to Al Kaline, Jackson took third after the catch on a head-first slide. Mike Epstein was hit on the hand by a pitch but Gene Tenace look a third strike for the second out. It was on this pitch that Epstein and Jackson worked a delayed double steal...
...Harvard's half on the inning, center-fielder Neil Hurley beat out a bunt down the third base line, and tried to steal second. The Junior's head-first slide into second caused shortstop Crowley to let the ball get by him, and Hurley advanced to third. Dan DeMichele looped a hit over the third baseman to drive in Hurley and tie the score...
University record-holder Chris Pardee floated over 6 ft. 6 in. the high jump. The depth behind Pardee was extraordinary; Charlie Njoku and Belford Lawson both cleared 6 ft., 2 in. Njoku, who jumps who an unusual, almost head-first style, barely missed three times at 6 ft., 4 in., kicking the bar off with his trailing foot each time...