Word: withstanding
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...weeks Yale had two easy victories, defeating Washington and Jefferson by the score of 28 to 0, and overwhelming the Massachusetts Agricultural College team by the score of 49 to 0. Both games showed a fast attack with good interference for the runner. The light opposing teams could not withstand the rushes of the heavy Yale backs. The fumbling of the team at critical moments was apparent...
...mainly to line plays. The only game played away from Cambridge was with the Navy at Annapolis on October 19. The team was taken some-what by surprise in regard to the Navy's strength which was underestimated; and the Harvard offense met an opponent which was able to withstand it. Crude work on the part of the backs was plainly evident in the Annapolis game...
...attack had been rather inconsistent. The defensive work has, in the main, been good, although Princeton gained at will during the first half of the game last Saturday. During the latter part of this game, however, the team showed its real strength. The line was able to withstand the hardest kind of attack without weakening, and the offense proved to be exceptionally aggressive. The backs are still a trifle slow in starting but are very fast on end runs and good at line plays. The ends are able to stop plays well but are easily blocked in getting down under...
Although neither team scored in the twenty minute scrimmage between the University and second elevens yesterday afternoon, the former showed up very poorly. Their line was not able to withstand the attack of the second's backs, and on the offensive they could not gain consistently. The second once rushed the ball to the University's 18-yard line, after gaining steadily through guard and centre from the 45-yard line. On the 18-yard line, however, the University held, and then worked the ball down to the second's 4-yard line. Here the second held...
...conclusion the Abbe expressed a firm belief that the good sense of France would triumph over these political schemes; and that the Church and State both have sufficient vitality to withstand these difficulties...