Word: prettiest
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...Fall River tried playing a kicking game, and succeeded in keeping the ball away from their goal for a time. S. Borden was injured at this stage of the game and Hill took his place. Finally Frothingham caught the ball in the middle of the field, and making the prettiest rush of the afternoon scored a touchdown at 4.16, from which he kicked a goal. Score 36-0. Fall River again punted; Broughton secured the ball, and in two rushes brought in near the line; Davis found a hole at 4.19, and scored; score 42-0. Broughton fumbled a punt...
...cricket eleven was beaten by Longwood on Saturday by a score of 115 to 50. Annand's run out was the prettiest play of the day. His partner, who was batting, made a draw towards long leg. The ball, however, only went fifteen or twenty feet, and long leg was way out. Annand called for a run, Sullivan, who was keeping wicket, ran for the ball, got it, and turned around and threw for his wicket, knocking one of the stumps out of the ground a second before Annand grounded his bat within the crease. Davis also made a good...
...broad jump will probably be one of the prettiest contests of the day. The record now stands at 21 feet 71/2 inches. V. Mapes, '91, Columbia's champion, a few weeks ago cleared 21 feet 91/2 inches and Shearman of Yale has covered 29 feet. F. C. Hooper '90, is the New Yorker in the high jump, but Webster of the University of Pennsylvania will probably ne able to capture...
Ninety-one: 880 yards run.- This was one of the prettiest events of the meeting. It was contested by T. J. Stead, A. H. Williams, S. W. Priest, and J. L. Dodge. Williams led until within ten yards of the finish when Stead by a magnificent spurt passed him and won by a narrow margin. Time, 2 minutes, 7 2-5 seconds...
...next event, the running high jump, proved to be one of the prettiest contests of the meeting. The entries were J. P. Lee, H. A. A., R. G. Leavitt, H. A. A. and P. W. Conant, M. I. T. All the men jumped with case and grace. Conant was the first to withdraw. The contest between Lee and Leavitt promised to be very close but Leavitt slipped. striking his face against the bar with considerable violence, and was forced to withdraw thus leaving Lee the winner with a jump of 5 feet 5 1-2 inches...