Word: balle
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Stillman kicked off for Harvard, and on the next play Craighead punted outside at the middle of the field. Baldwin began a rushing game, and varying end runs with an occasional plunge at centre, carried the ball rapidly down the field. Hersey ran twenty yards to the 10-yard line and then Yale made a short stand for two downs, but Hersey finally scored. Stillman missed this goal and five others, all of them easy...
After the next kickoff, fumbling gave the ball to Yale, who promptly punted. The Harvard Freshmen failed to gain in two end plays and Stillman exchanged punts with Craighead, gaining fifteen yards. A succession of line plays resulted in a touchdown by Derby, Yale again making a short but ineffectual stand on the five yard line...
During the rest of the half, Harvard tried the tandem formation with five men back of the line, which last year's Freshman team used, but it was no more successful than the ordinary plays. The half ended with the ball in Harvard's possession in the middle of the field...
Wretched work in the back field by Stillman and Baldwin gave Yale a chance to score, which they could not take advantage of, however, on account of Harvard's strong defense. Finally Blount fumbled one of Stillman's kicks and Hersey fell on the ball. A few tackle plays pushed the ball over the line, Hersey making the score...
Princeton scored a touchdown and goal after twelve minutes of play, carrying the ball from the middle of the field by line-backing and by Reiter's 35 yard run around Yale's right end. Soon afterwards Brown blocked Wheeler's punt on Princeton's 10 yard line and McBride fell on the ball behind the goal-line, scoring a touchdown. Brown missed a difficult goal. Yale scored again in the first half on Sharpe's goal from the 45 yard line...