Word: touche
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...somebody had told them that Harvard would probably back her team; but the very first Harvard man I struck had the impudence to laugh in my face, and ask me "how I had the cheek to ask for odds when our team had beaten Columbia thirteen goals and six touch-downs to nothing, while Harvard had only beaten her three goals and two touch-downs." Of course I could not talk with a man who argued in such a pig-headed, unreasonable way; so I merely said nothing, but passed on to the next crowd, only to meet with...
...Columbia's goal, and it was evident that Harvard was to play an aggressive and, unless some accident intervened, a successful game. But though our opponents were plainly overmatched, they defended themselves so successfully, that for some time no advantage was gained over them. Finally, Thacher gained a touch-down, from which Keith kicked a goal. The remainder of the first three-quarters passed without any thing being done by either side, - the ball still being kept close to Columbia's goal. After ten minutes' rest, play again began, and soon a touch-down was secured by Boyd for Harvard...
...second lecture on Physiology and Hygiene, Professor James finished the subject of Touch, and began that of Sight, which will be continued next Wednesday...
...Cabot, '80, umpire for Harvard, Mr. McGibbon umpire for Britannia, and Mr. Cushing, '79, referee. Harvard won the toss and took the wind, giving Britannia the kick-off. During the whole first three-quarters the ball was kept close upon Britannia's goal, and they were forced to touch back for safety several times. Within a few minutes from the beginning of play, Smith kicked a goal from the field; and again, before the end of the first three-quarters, he kicked a second goal in the same way, the ball having been passed back to him each time...
...punt-out, the players of the side to which the ball is punted-out must be at least fifteen feet from the goal line. The opposite side may line anywhere in goal provided the punter-out has five feet clear, extending from his scratch in the direction of touch. Punter-out must not be in any way interfered with. A punt-out must be a kick from...