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...gained the ball, and by shrewd handling worked it well toward Princeton's 25-yard line. Here it was forced over the line, and Referee Camp announced a touch in goal. It was immediately kicked out by Princeton, but only to fall into the hands of quarter-back Beecher of the Yale team, who made a strong run with it toward the Princeton goal line, but was tackled powerfully. Fnally, R. Hodge of Princeton sent it down the field beyond the reach of Yale's full-back. Had not Lamar slipped in his attempt to seize it, a touch-down...
...Princeton rush line. Numbers conquered, however, and it was only by short and unimportant runs that Yale at last put the ball within Princeton's 25-yard line. Here it stayed without any important change of position until a long punt by B. Hodge and a fumble by Beecher resulted in a Princeton man touching the Yale goal line with his feet as he lay upon the ground embracing the ball. For 15 minutes the contest waxed warm at this point, but Yale stood firm and played in such steady form that no touch-down was scored against...
Coxe, Yale's centre rush, weighs 247 lbs., Beecher, the quarter-brck, weighs 124. Nevertheless, the quality of their playing is in inverse ratio of their weights...
...Henry Ward Beecher has been sued by some students of the Connecticut Literary Institute at Suffeld for twice failing to fulfill an engagement to lecture...
...Yale eleven goes on Saturday to Boston to play the Institute of Technology. On Tuesday the eleven and substitutes began boarding together at a training table. The following are the men: Peters and Crawford, '86; Coxe, Corwin, Burke, E. Caldwell, Bigelow and Hare, '87; Beecher, Lux and Wallace, '88; Buchanan, Watkinson and Woodruff, '89; Hamlin. '87 S; Carter, '88 S. Loring, '87 and Ronalds, '86 S, both have water around the knee and it is yet uncertain whether they will be able to play...