Word: balle
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...second elevens lining up, after a little preliminary practice, for a short game. This was marked chiefly by a great deal of fumbling and also by some sharp playing. The backs ran well together and ran hard. Cozzens showed up especially well, making one long run on a caught ball. Seaver at end played a strong game, breaking up the interference in fine style, although sometimes missing his man. Scott '98 played quarterback for a while on the second eleven, as Cochrane is now on crutches as a result of yesterday's injuries...
Yesterday afternoon the 'Varsity football squad went through their usual practice of breaking through and falling on the ball in a most spirited manner. The line-up of the first eleven was almost the same as that in the Trinity game, with the exception that Donald and Haughton were placed at tackles, and Bouve took Norton Shaw's place at left guard. During the preliminary practice, Cochrane injured his right knee, while tackling the dummy. This injury will probably lay him up for a week...
During the second half almost all the team consisted of substitutes, but it seemed almost as strong as before. The playing was confined entirely to Trinity's territory and continual banging at the guards and tackles soon brought the ball near enough for Sullivan to be pushed over the line. After this almost all of Trinity's punts were blocked and two more touchdowns were made. The best gain made by Trinity was of fifteen yards between F. Shaw and Wheeler on a fake kick...
...second half Princeton started with a rush and carried the ball to Lafayette's 10-yard line. Lafayette then held for four downs and brought the ball to the centre of the field where it remained until...
Yesterday afternoon the candidates for the Ninety-seven football team went through the usual preliminary practice. Only about a dozen men showed up, and more are urged to come out immediately. The men were coached on dropping on the ball and getting down the field on kicks, and after a short practice at breaking through the players were taken to see the 'Varsity game...