Word: tossing
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...return game came off at New Haven yesterday between the '78 Nines of Yale and Harvard, proving to be quite the opposite of the first one played here, both in excellence, in playing, and result. Harvard, as usual, lost the "toss," but succeeded in scoring three runs by good hits. Yale was even more fortunate, obtaining four runs entirely by errors. This lead was kept throughout, but greatly augmented by an addition of eight runs in one innings. The Yale Nine outbatted us, but in the field had quite a number of errors, though not equalling our number...
...welcome calm of American college life was a little disturbed, as was anticipated, by the novel pebble which some six of its representatives agreed to toss into it a week ago. Of the few ripples it occasioned some satisfactory ones extended over parts of New York and New Jersey, and one even came as near as a remote corner of Massachusetts...
...gloves, you are ready at any time for five minutes' lively sport, - your own room the arena. The chairs and table are pushed back and you begin. As you meet your opponent's shoulder-hit and cross-counter by a ready guard, or escape them by a quick toss of the head, or by a light step backwards, you smile in conscious power, and feel a keen pleasure in thinking how the blows would sting did you not so skilfully shun them. To tap your adversary lightly on the forehead, or playfully swing your right hand against his ribs...
...winners of the toss shall have the option of kick off or choice of goals. The game shall be commenced by a place kick from the centre of the ground, and the opposite side shall not come within ten yards of the ball...
...Toss down beside thee this vellum book...