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...thighs. Almost, but not quite at the same moment, the legs begin their office. They drlve-drive the slide back and the oar through as the body swings until towards the finish the knees are flattened down and the stroke is thus pressed in a firm and solid sweep right home on to the chest, the outside hand of elbow being swung past the side and the shoulders rowed back. The pressure is not relaxed for a moment since the finish is the most important part of the whole stroke. For a good solid finish flow a steady swing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Cambridge Stroke. | 10/29/1889 | See Source »

...Harvard on four downs. Lee ran around the end, carried the ball thirty-five yards, and scored at 3.56. No goal. Score 42-0. At this point Cleaver who had hurt his ankle was compelled to leave the field; Moore took his place at the end, and Howard played right tackle in Moore's stead. Harvard gained the ball at the thirty yard line. Dennison gained by clever dodging, and Lee made another of his long runs around the end and scored at 4.00. Saxe kicked the goal. Score 48-0. The ball had hardly been put in play when...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard, 64; Wesleyan, 0. | 10/28/1889 | See Source »

Boston Athletic Club-Rushers: (right end) Morrison, Codman, Beals, Wheeler, Houghton, Cornish. Beals; quarter-back, Kimball; half-backs, Peters, Hunt; full-back, Atkinson...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Second Eleven, 10; Boston Athletic Club 6. | 10/28/1889 | See Source »

...forced off bounds, gaining five yards. Henry gained nothing. The ball was fumbled when passed back and rolled toward Ninety-two's goal. the sophomores lost ten yards. Brice caught the punt but gained nothing. Davis pushed through the rush line and made ten yards. Fairchild ran around the right end but was tackled by Henry. Gained twenty yards. Sophomores' ball. Parker stopped White. White started well but dropped the ball when tackied and Dibblee got it. Parker broke through and gained five yards. The teams were now on Ninety-two's ten yard line. Fairchild found a hole...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Class Championship. | 10/25/1889 | See Source »

Harvard-Rushers: (right end) Hallowell, Blanchard, Goldthwaite, Tilton, (centre). Cranston, Uiton, Cumnock; quarter-back, Dean, half-backs, Lee, Harding; full-back, Trafford...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard, 41; Andover, O. | 10/24/1889 | See Source »