Word: rushing
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...sent abroad by the Athletic Association for our troops when resting from military work. The English soldiers have been known to go into action kicking a soccer ball; Pershing may now desire to follow their example. The lieutenants may soon be equipped with footballs and in true Mahan style rush over the top, followed by their platoons. War is a constantly changing game and such a formation might terrorize the most terrible Touton. A little scrimmage in No Man's Land between barrages would also serve as a diversion to the worn-out doughboy...
...National Army at Camp Devens, 2,500 sailors from the Boston Navy Yard, and 1,800 members of the Radio School will give a true Army and Navy character to the games. All of these men will pass in a short review before Generals Johnston, Edwards, and Hodges, Commander Rush, and Secretary of the Navy Daniels, if he is able to be present. The Army side of the Stadium will be the east stands, or those used by Yale in the football games; the Navy supporters will occupy the west side of the field. Everything is to be done...
...game as close as the score indicates the informal University and the Depot Brigade teams played a scoreless tie at Ayer Saturday before a crowd of several thousand soldiers. Neither team found opportunity to rush the ball across the goal line, and all attempts to score were limited to drop kicks, two being tried by the informal, and one by the Army team. Line plunging without material gain made the total yards rushed by both sides small. The informal, however, gained nearly three times as much ground as the Depot Brigade, but at critical moments their attack failed. The soldiers...
...work takes up most of the time between the hours of 8 and 5 o'clock. The School now possesses its own "Colors," the presentation of which was made at the review Wednesday. They were given by James A. Parker '91, and the presentation was made by Miss Rush, the daughter of the Commandant of this district...
...Japanese Mission, several French officers, with President Lowell, Commandant Rush and staff, reviewed the men as they marched by in company formation...