Word: rusher
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Princeton men say in regard to George, the centre rusher, that he is a teacher in the Lawrenceville preparatory school, and for a long time refused to come back to Princeton to play foot-ball. He finally agreed, however, to re-enter Princeton when a promise was given him of having his position at Lawrencevile reserved for him. Cash entered only for the foot ball season, the Princeton men say, and in order to comply with the rule that he must stay the year out he will cut so many recitations that the faculty will expel...
...position accordingly. The share of work is as fairly divided as possible so that no one man shall become too tired to do his part in an emergency. A great deal of-attention is paid to the rush line which is to support the half-backs. Every rusher is taught to scan keenly the faces of the opposing men in order, if possible, to detect the man who is to run with the ball, if he can discern this he has gained a great advantage and can concentrate his entire energy in the right direction instead of working hard...
...second half, Ninety three gained on the rush. Fairchild's rusher gained ten yards. White regained lost ground for Ninety-two and Henry gained twenty yards but was forced off bounds. Fairchild and Parker, by successive rushes got thirty yards. Ninety three lost the ball. Johnson took Manning's place as full-back. Rushes by the three backs regained the lost ground and soon brought the game to Ninety-three's ten yard line. Johnson kicked. Fairchild kept Fortes from scoring. Both teams struggled hard so that Ninety-two was unable to score before three downs were called. Ninety...
Behind the line there is great uncertainty. Wurtemberg, though he gets through well, is slow in picking up the ball and sometimes wild in passing. Morrison, '91, and Graves are probably the best men for half-backs. Morrison is a good kicker and rusher though he is slow in starting and does not ward off well. Graves is sure of either full back or half back as his tackling and kicking are very good. His catching is a little uncertain but his dodging and running are excellent. Tracey, full-back, is an awkward player, and while often making brilliant plays...
...played by the Cambridge teams in the seventies. The kicking has been forgotten or ignored and all attention centered upon the running game, the key of which is 'make a hole for a man and then crowd him through it.' They even put all but two men in their rusher line when their opponents get the ball in order to regain possession...