Word: cumnock
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Dates: during 1887-1887
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About fifty freshmen accompanied their team to New Haven and had the satisfaction of seeing it defeat the Yale freshmen in a very exciting game of foot-ball. The teams were made up as follows: Harvard-Rushers, Cumnock, Goldthwaite, Higgins, Horn (center), Finely, Burnett, White; quarterback, Nichols; halfbacks, Clark and Weld; fullback, Crane. Yale-Rushers, Perrin, Rhodes, Forster, Brewster (center), Ferris, Heyworth, McClintock; quarterback, Roby; halfbacks, Rogers and Harvey; fullback, McBride...
...given back to Yale for a foul, on Harvard's twenty-five yard line. On four downs the ball went to Harvard but Yale soon got it again on a fumble. Nichols broke through and dropped on the ball. Clark made a long punt and Cumnock got under it and had it down. Yale finally got the ball and after a short run by the center rush, kicked it over. Crane dropped on it. The ball was brought out to the twenty-five yard line and Nichols made five yards. At this point in the game, Higgins was disqualified...
...down. Porter and Wood made good rushes and Boyden advanced five yards. Porter again gained five yards, but the ball remained in the middle of the field and was surrendered to Yale on four downs. Graves now tried to rush. The ball was fumbled by Yale, and Cumnock dropped out. Rushes by Butler, Boyden and Porter advanced the ball fifteen yards, but it was carried outside. Beecher attempted a run, but was downed by Porter. A kicking match was now tried between Bull and Sears, and the latter, from a down, carries the ball well up the field. Runs...
...Sears who caught it, but was downed in the middle of the field. Sears, Boyden and Porter now made short rushes. The ball was punted over to Yale but Bull returned it, and Woodman and Boyden gained some ground by rushed, in which Sears took part. At this point, Cumnock was disqualified and Appleton took his place. Boyden now made the finest run of the game, but on the next down Harvard fumbled and Yale got possession of the bail. Bull punted and Porter tried for a fair catch. He was prevented and a claim of interference was allowed, this...
Harvard.- Rushers, Bancroft, Butler, Trafford, Markoe. Wood, Woodman and Cumnock; quarter-back, Harding; half-backs, Perry and Boyden; full-back, Saxe...