All that seemed clear then or afterwards was that the ball did actually go to the drop-kicker, that that youth swung his leg in the approved fashion, that one of the backs--some said the quarter, while others said one of the halves--ran back and took the pigskin at a hand-pass, and that subsequently a tackle who had played on the end of the line was seen tearing across the goal line well toward the other side of the field.
There had undoubtedly been a lateral pass, perhaps two, but the Morgan's players had so surrounded the play that the whole thing was as unfathomable as it was mysterious and as mysterious as it was unexpected.

The one fact that stood out very, very clearly was that the enemy had scored a touchdown.

And, although she afterwards failed to kick the goal, she had accomplished enough to humble Brimfield.

In the two minutes remaining the home team played desperately, trying its hardest to secure the ball and get away for a run.

But the visitors refused to yield possession and the whistle sounded a defeat for the Maroon-and-Grey.
"I think," said Manager Black to Quarter-back Marvin as they met at the entrance to the gymnasium, "I'll take a walnut sundae." What Quarter-back Marvin replied to Manager Black was both impolite and forceful..