Word: lift
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...obstruction' includes (a) grappling the opponent with the hands, (b) placing the hands upon an opponent to push him away from the play, (c) locking legs with an opponent, (d) circling in any degree any part of an opponent with the arm, (e) any use of the arms to lift an opponent in blocking, and (f) any obstruction of an opponent by the hand, arm or elbow...
...outset the University team outplayed Princeton, making three goals in the first ten minutes. Newhall scored on a long lift from the center of the ice, and Callaway and Townsend on hard shots from the sides of the rink. Leake, after stopping a weak pass of Grant's, scored Princeton's first goal. Townsend then scored again for Harvard from a scrimmage, and just before the end of the half, Winter, on a pass from Chew, shot Princeton's second goal. The score at the end of the half was 4 to 2 in favor of Harvard...
...Lift the Crimson glory...
White, right half, is a good defensive player, but not particularly strong on the offense. Foster, right half, keeps his feet better than White, but is very slow in getting started unless under steady urging. Reynolds, fullback, is a good punter and a strong defensive back. He does not lift his feet sufficiently in bucking the line, but often covers good distance by hurdling. Leatherbee, captain and right half, is a strong all round player and unusually fast. He has been kept out of the game a great part of this year by injuries, but will probably be in shape...
Tests for the annual strength test competition may be taken in the Gymnasium at any time before May 1. The candidate may chose either the old or the new tests. The old system is based on the force of the leg lift and the back lift and of the grip in the right and left hand; on the strength and capacity of the lungs, and on the ability to dip and chin. The new system is based on the following series of exercises: Lying down and rising to a sitting posture, chinning, dipping while resting on the knees, bending...