Word: closing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...readily imagined. The game was called at 3.25 with Harvard at the West End of the field, a strong wind in their favor. The Pennsylvania quarter-back at the kick off made a bad pass and our rushers got down quickly and Gilman securing the ball rushed it close down to Pennsylvania's goal line. It was passed back to Kimball who made a kick for goal which was blown by the wind to the left outside of the posts. Soon after the ball was brought out Bemis made a long side pass which was secured by a Penn. rusher...
...tennis tournament Friday, Boyden, '86, beat Hopkins two sets out of three, the playing being very close. He then beat Peirson...
...Rand, R. G., started. The first class boats were sent off a minute before the second class, at 10.56. There was a very light breeze blowing, and for a long time the conoes did not move perceptibly, but finally Rand began to forge ahead, with Dunham close behind. By good luck in catching puffs, Rand managed to get a good lead, and went the rounds twice before the others had completed their first circuit. His time for the three miles was 1 hour 50 minutes. In the meantime Proctor and Dupham made a close and very interesting race for second...
...Yale class boat races occur today. A close and exciting contest is expected...
...good at times, that of Osgood, Woodman and Holden being the best. The chief trouble with the Freshmen was their inability to tackle readily and bad fumbling of the ball by the backs. They blocked fairly well got down after it in good shape, but failed to close in quickly enough on the man of the opposite side who caught or picked up the ball. Sufficient it is to say that '88 has good material, which ought to be developed with practice into an eleven which shall give a creditable account of itself in the games to come...