Word: dashing
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...line-men as a whole showed some improvement over their form in the Williams game, especially in charging their opponents and starting with the backs. The lack of dash in the interference, due in part to the absence of Daly, and in part to the irregularity of the backs in starting, was a fault which can be corrected only with the use of more care by the backs in taking their positions. Any advantage Bowdoin had through the aggressiveness of her backs, was more than offset by her weakness in punting. Not only was the centre-rush inaccurate in passing...
...field by short rushes. During the next half the first eleven, with substitute backs, scored twice. On the few occasions when the second had the ball, they lost it on downs or by fumbles. Hurley was the only man on the second who played with any considerable dash...
...with Hayes and Reid; Hayes for his pitching and fielding, Reid for his catching and batting. Hayes had absolute control over the ball with very good curves and speed. He gave no bases on balls and struck nine men out. Though the nine played with an encouraging amount of dash in the field, this was offset by its weak batting-the team seemed to refuse all chance of offensive play. Of the four hits made by Harvard, two were scratch hits. While the team has with one or two exceptions done well in the field, to finish the season well...
...Robinson 1901, E. J. Green L. S., and D. G. Harris 1900 are left in the sprints. This trio will be strengthened by A. M. Butler of the Worcester High School, who won the 220 yards dash in the national interscholastic games on Friday last...
...Hersey and W. A. Hersey of Exeter, also did good work in the dashes, hurdles and broad jump. Together they won 16 of Exeter's 18 3-4 points; W. W. Coe of Hopkinson's School, won the hammer throw, but was beaten in the shot put by Spear, W. A. Coe has put the shot 40 ft. in practice but he loses his snap in competition. The other winners were Batchelder, Waban School, in the half mile; Edson, W. H., in the low hurdles; Converse, Hale's in the high jump; Winslow...