Word: backed
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Pennsylvania took the ball, the quarter-back advanced a few yards, but Harding tackled him. Woodman stopped Graham's running and Harvard secured the ball in a few minutes. Wood, Butler and Saxe made short rushes. Ball was passed to Perry, but slipped through his hands and Wood of Pennsylvania got it. On four downs it returned to Harvard. Saxe ran through the centre and Boyden followed with a run. Harvard was now well up to the opposing line and Boyden rushed over, securing the first touchdown in five minutes. No goal; 4-0. On punt out, Perry muffed...
Second Half.- Harding ran up to 30 yard line at the beginning of the second half, but the rush line could carry it no farther and Pennsylvania got the ball and advanced 10 yards. Saxe slipped on punt, but Boyden got back to 30-yard line and soon rushed over the line. No goal, but Cumnock falls on the ball over line. Goal. Score, 26-0, Hyneman took Zeigler's place in the rush line and Zeigler went to half-back, as Wood was disqualified. On muff of the guard, Bowser, who was playing back, Harding secured the ball...
Pennsylvania.- Rushers, Miel, (captain), Dewey, Spieth, Schell, Bowser and Zeigler; quarter-back, Hume; halfbacks, Hulne and Wood; full-back, Grahan...
Harvard.- Rushers, Bancroft, Butler, Trafford, Markoe. Wood, Woodman and Cumnock; quarter-back, Harding; half-backs, Perry and Boyden; full-back, Saxe...
...water-soaked but excited specrators had gathered to see the great contest. Although Princeton begged to have the game postponed Yale would not listen. At 2 p. m. sharp the two teams lined up with the following players: Yale-Wallace, Gill, Carter, Corbin, Woodrufi, Cross, Pratt; quarter-back, Beecher; halves, Wurtemberg and Graves; full-back, Bull. Princeton-S. Hodge, Church, Cowan, George, Irvine, Speer, Wagenhurst; quarter-back, Hancock; halves, Channing and L. Price; full-back, Ames...