Word: ball
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...semiannual foot-ball match between the Sophomores and Freshmen was won by the former...
...base-ball match on Monday last between the Sophomore and Freshman Nines resulted in a victory for the former by a score of 19 to 10. The Freshmen plainly showed great want of practice; but they appear to be a stocky set of men, and now that the field back of Lawrence is no longer occupied by the Foot-ball Team, the Freshmen should take advantage of it to play regularly...
NOTWITHSTANDING the disagreeable weather on Saturday, a large crowd assembled to witness the Foot-Ball game. The rows of seats reserved for ladies through the courtesy of the manager of the club were filled with fair ones and their escorts. The game was called at about 3-25 P. M., after some delay occasioned by a dispute as to the size of the ball, Harvard kicking north and Princeton south. Harvard led off with a good kick, and followed it up so well that in ten minutes Cushing, '77, got a touchdown. Seamans, however, missed the goal. The ball...
After an interval of about fifteen minutes game was again called, sides having been changed. The Princeton men were evidently working hard, and the ball was kept constantly about the centre of the field. In fifteen minutes Cushing, '79, got a touch-down from a fine kick by Seamans, and the latter, amidst many cheers, kicked the goal. Sides were again changed, and the game resumed. There was hard fighting by both teams, and some good playing. Princeton got a touch-down, but missed the goal...
During the last part of the game Harvard kept the ball near their goal, but nothing more was accomplished. The score of the game was: Harvard, one goal and one touch-down; Princeton, one touch-down...