Word: cooks
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...incident of the game was the presence inside the ropes of Mrs. Walter C. Camp, wife of Yale's most famous foot-ball player, who followed the ups and downs of the game with the same keen interest as her husband, who had been coaching the Yale team. Bob Cook, the Yale oarsman, was also nervously pacing about the chalk line muttering to himself as he saw the Princeton giants jumping on the little Yale men."- N. Y. Herald...
Princeton.- Spear, Cook, Irvine, George, (centre), Janeway, Cowan, (Riggs), Bovaird; R. Hodge, quarter-back; Channing and Black, half-backs; Ames, full-back...
Princeton-rushers, Bovaird, Cowan, Janeway, George, Irvine, Cook, Riggs; quarter-back R. Hodge; half-backs Mowry and Black; full-back Ames...
...teams lined up sharply at 2.30 p. m. The weather was perfect and about five thousand persons witnessed the game. From the start Princeton began to force the ball down to Harvard's goal, and in thirteen minutes Cook made the first touchdown. No goal. Score 4 to 0 in Princeton's favor. After being put in play again Harvard gainen some ground by rushes by Porer and Sears, but a wild pass by Harding gave the ball to Ames of Princeton who punted. The play here began on both sides to be rough. The Princeton rush line were again...
...middle of the field. Ames again made a good punt, which Sears returned. Ball went to Harvard and Sears broke through, and by a beautiful rush, carried the ball down towards Princeton's goal, but this advantage was soon lost. Play now began to be very rough and Cook of Princeton was disqualified, Spear taking his place. Kick-over by Sears, ball brought out. Here V. Harding was disqualified for foul tackling, and Crosby took his place. Ames punted near Harvard's goal and Bovaird getting the ball rushed over the line and made the fourth touchdown for Princeton. Goal...