Word: downes
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Godey's, the oldest of the magazines, follows the good old custom of proffering Christmas confections in their proper season. The December number is notable, therefore, with Yule-tide fiction and verse, besides such seasonable articles as "Holiday Decorations," "Christmas, Past and Present," and "Christmas Day in a Japanese Go...
The ideal of football, as indeed it should be of all our sports, has been admirably expressed by ex-Captain Emmons (in the Graduate's Magazine for March, 1895) in these words: "Let college matches be college matches, for college people, on college grounds." Though Mr. Emmons had in mind...
Down on the 25-yard line in front of the Harvard goal the two elevens faced each other again. Dunlop made a beautiful gain of 12 yards through the centre. After one more rush. Dunlop had to quit on account of physical weakness. Brown took his place.
It was evident that the Harvard men were going in to show their courage. Steadily but surely the Pennsylvania team was being driven back across one line after another, by a series of irresistible rushes at the tackles. There were only six minutes left when Harvard crossed the center line...
Rush followed rush. For 25 plays Harvard kept the ball and carried it 70 yards down the field until the goal line was only 15 yards away. Then the U. of P. men made a firm stand and held Harvard for two downs. On the third down Wrightington made a short punt. As the bottom of the heap was reached Cabot was found clinging to the ball with both arms, about a yard over the goal line. The ball was punted in to Beale and Brown kicked the goal, making the score...