Word: tosses
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Yesterday the eleven won a game from the new Athletic Association cricket team. Harvard lost the toss and had to take the field, but, owing principally to Garrett's good bowling, retired their opponents for only 60. Then Harvard made 120, of which Garrett made 55. He was in over an hour and a half for his runs. He showed great judgment and, towards the end he hit all around with great freedom Among his hits was a drive out of the ground straight over the bowler's head. Carpenter, who was unfortunately run out, J. P. Lee, and Crowninshield...
Harvard on winning the toss promptly decided to bat, but the beginning was most disastrous. Six good wickets fell for but one run, and had it not been for the plucky stand by Austrian and Lee, the total would have been insignificant. As it was the innings finally closed for 37, a poor score even against such strong bowlers. Patterson's bowling record of five wickets for no runs in twelve balls, is worthy of notice as the best on record in a first class match...
...between the first and the last half of the stroke, the pins are placed in front of the end of the slide. It should be understood that this stroke, properly rowed, is devoid of all jerking movements. Although the oar is actually "yanked" into the body, in order to toss the water from the blade and keep the boat jumping between the strokes, all jerking appearance is avoided by the simultaneous heave of the shoulders at the end of the stroke. Indeed, the dominent virtue of this system of rowing is its smoothness and freedom from all apparent effort. Even...
...Beecher deemed the game last year as counting for a New Haven game, he shall decide that this game shall be in Cambridge. If Mr. Beecher refuses to act in deciding the place, the choice of saying where the game shall be played shall be settled by a toss. The referee and the umpire agreed upon for the championship game shall act as such in this game. We ask an immediate reply...
Yale won the toss and chose the north end of the field, taking advantage of the light wind. The ball was passed to Hodge from the kick-off, but he was downed before he gained ten yards. A sharp rush by Channing advanced the ball twenty yards and short runs by Black and Cowan carried it close to Yale's goal line. Here the ball went to Yale, and Gill getting it, carried it well toward the centre of the field. Bull punted and Ames returned. After kicking by both backs the ball went finally to Yale on Princeton...