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Word: pushes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1890
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...through and fell on the ball in fine form. He was inclined to interfere with the ball occasionally, but otherwise his game was perfect. Finlay and S. Morison stood each other off about evenly for the first part of the game, but towards the last half Finlay began to push Morrison around. He did some of the best tackling in the line. In fact the whole centre held like a wall, except at the time when Yale's bull rushes won her a touch-down...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: VICTORY. | 11/24/1890 | See Source »

...Harvard Athletic Association this evening, for the whole success of the Association depends upon the activity of its officers. This is particularly the case with the secrelarship. This officer has almost the entire success of the association on his shoulders, and it a man of more than ordinary push is not secured, the various attiletic meetings will not be the great success that they used...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 10/13/1890 | See Source »

...very uneven at finish and he clips slightly. Gould falls over on catch and pulls too short a stroke. Rogers has been sick for some time and cannot be fairly criticised. The most noticeable faults in the crew, as a whole, are a lack of life, a tendency to push their slides, a slowness with their hands, and pulling a short choppy stroke...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale Freshman Crew. | 4/15/1890 | See Source »

...contrary to the rules of the organization to run in the college yard. One man was brought before the admiral for violating this law, but was pardoned when he proved that he had been set in motion by a push and had been too lazy to stop himself...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Navy Club. | 1/30/1890 | See Source »

...scrimmage takes place when the holder of the ball, being in the field of play, puts it down on the ground in front of him, and all who have closed round on their respective sides endeavor to push their opponents back, and by kicking the ball, to drive it in the direction of the opposite goal line." It was further stated. "In a scrummage it is not lawful to touch the ball with the hand." The first alteration made was in the latter law, which was made to read, "It is not lawful for a man who has the ball...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Development of FootBall as Shown by Alterations in the Rules. | 1/7/1890 | See Source »

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