Word: downes
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Joyful over their unexpected and well earned victory from Yale on Saturday, the freshmen began their celebration by carrying the victors from the field on their shoulders. On arriving at the gymnasium, rousing cheers were given for the eleven and for the individual players, while the Yale team was down...
Yale dribbles the ball and Morrison gains a little. Crane throws Ireland. Someone fumbles and Harvard gets the ball. Perry gains five yards and Hunnewell twenty. Slocum loses the ball, which is now inside Yale's twenty-five yard line. Four downs give the ball to Harvard. Perry tries for a goal from the field, but the kick is stopped and Yale gets the ball. Morrison carries the ball twenty-five yards in two runs and then it goes back ten yards. Perry stops Wurtemberg and Morrison, and Woods throws Ireland. Morrison kicks to Sears who cannot return it. Harding...
...chances to pass Perry who would have a clear field, but does not see his opportunity. Crane loses ten yards. Higginson gains five yards and Piper gets in a twenty-yard run. Perry and Hunnewell gain a little ground, but soon the ball goes back ten yards on downs. Perry makes a long run without gaining anything. Slocum loses ground and Yale gets the ball. Yale's kick is stopped and it is Harvard's ball. Back ten yards. Piper runs ten yards forward, and the next time the ball is put in play it goes over the line. Harding...
The score is now 22 to 0 and it is hopelessly dark. The ball is kicked down the field and as none of the Harvard backs seemed to be awake Yale gets the ball, and Morrison kicks to Sears who is at once thrown. Piper makes a long rush of...
The second half opened with a dribble to Ames, who gains ten yards. Price and Ames try to advance the ball but slip and gain no ground. R. Hodge gains ten yards and Ames gains ten more, but Beecher gets through and drops on the ball, kicks, and Bruce tries...