Word: straight
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...first division will be started promptly at 3.30, and any crew not at its buoy by that time will be considered out of the race. There will be two days of bumping races, after which the four best crews will be picked for a one and one-half mile straight-away race...
...team was in poor form, and was held for downs by the second team on the 3-yard line. The first team's score was made by Fish, who fell on the ball behind the line after Withington had blocked a kick. The second team made its touchdown by straight playing from the 35-yard line on Cate's forward pass to Rogers and a tackle play by Page. Later the second team was given the ball on the 5-yard line and again scored. The first part of the practice was given over to work in place-kicking after...
...team was able to score, although West Point had two opportunities for field goals by heeling punts for fair catches. In the second half, however, Yale's reserve force told and Coy was pushed across the line for the only touchdown, the goal from which he kicked. Yale played "straight football" throughout, and what use they intend to make of the forward pass and onside kick in later games was not apparent. Coy's work was a great factor in Yale's victory...
...final round of the intercollegiate tennis tournament, played yesterday on the courts of the Merion Cricket Club, Philadelphia, Tilden and Thayer of Pennsylvania defeated Holden and Bundy of Yale in straight sets...
...ball, the former allowing six hits and the latter four. Hicks had the most strikeouts to his credit, but generally did not control the batters as well as Mansfield. He had a tendency to give them a number of balls at the outset and then be forced to put straight ones over which they could hit. Except in the sixth inning, when two two-baggers came in succession, the hits were well scattered...