Word: ahead
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...prevented any gain. Yale could not gain the necessary five yards by the next rush, so the ball went to Harvard. It was passed to Fearing who ran around the end and gained twenty-five yards. Several short rushes followed. Upton then took the ball and carried it ahead ten yards. Frothingham rushed ten yards farther, but the ball was given to Yale for interference. Hamlin made a good run of twenty yards and some loose work by Harvard allowed Yale to gain ten yards more. Harvard then braced, and forced Yale to punt. Trafford caught Owsley's punt...
...Harvard 18, Yale 4. The game was now characterized by more punting than is usually seen. Trafford had the better of Owsley and Harvard at last secured the ball at the centre. Fearing ran around the end and gained twenty-five yards. Frothingham and Upton carried the ball further ahead, and at 3.49 Fearing unfolded himself and ran around the Yale team and secured a touchdown. Goal. Score Harvard 24, Yale 4. Harvard is now playing steadily, and Yale cannot gain. She is rapidly forced back, by the good work of Upton, Ellsworth, Hallowell and Frothingham, and soon the ball...
...often as Princeton secured the ball, Ames kicked and always sent it well down into the field. Princeton in this way forced the ball near to Yale's goal but it was soon kicked back again. Yale got ten yards on a foul and forced the ball fifteen yards ahead. Ames then made a long run but was shoved outside the line and McClung got the ball. Harvey of Yale had to retire, and Morrison was substituted. Ames and Cowan then made long runs alternately but when time was called neither side had scored...
...dual league between Yale and Princeton, with Harvard "outside the breastworks." It seems to me much like saying to Princeton, "We cannot beat you, but we consider you the scum of the earth, and we will shove you out if we can." To which Princeton naturally answers. "shove ahead, and we'll see who goes out! " For we must remember, we cannot play in New York, and that it would lose Yale thousands of dollars if we got the Thanksgiving day game. The fact is, as Mr. Codman says, Yale has been using us this year...
...teams did much better shooting. Yale tried hard to overcome Harvard's lead but without success. The first round was a tie. A gain of two birds in the second round was offset by an equal loss in the third and the match closed with Harvard still five birds ahead. The following are the individual scores in detail. HARVARD...