Word: runners
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...hounds' run this fall. Six regular hunts have been held under the auspices of the H. A. A., and all of them have been successful and enjoyable. Over twenty hounds have formed the pack each time, and the almost entire absence of so-called professionals has given every runner a fair chance to win a cup for himself. An occasional rainy Tuesday made a postponement necessary, but with this exception there has been no serious set back until the present snowstorm, which make further runs impossible...
...Yale rush-line played a magnificent game. Every man knew what he had to do, and did it well. They made good holes and protected the runner in great shape. It was in vain that our rushers and backs would try to get through the line with the ball. Even when they did find what looked like a hole a Yale rusher was sure to come round from the further end and stop the runner before he got to the backs. In fact their backs did very little tackling and are evidently not so good as the rush-line. Watkinson...
...Gibson, the champion short distance runner of the world, says that he has used cinder tracks all over Great Britain and the United States, but has never seen as fine a one as that in the athletic grounds of the University of Pennsylvania...
Substitutes. Boyden is slow and cool. A crowd does not rattle him in the least. He is a fast runner, and dodges well; but he does not tackle in first-class shape. Bancroft is slow in getting through, and very apt to overrun his man when going down the field. He watches his end well, but plays too little as a part of the team, not following the ball enough. He tackles hard, but painfully high...
...opportunity for walking or even resting. No one is compelled to race for home when the break is made. Therefore, men who have never done much running need not fear to try their modest powers in the weekly hunts. Then, too, it is not the best short distance runner that wins the cup, it is the man with the most endurance and pluck. Thus, there is a chance for all. The more, therefore that go, the more enjoyable is the run. Let a hundred men turn out this afternoon ready to run, "and give the alarm to every Middlesex village...