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Word: downes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1900-1909
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The game was loosely played, and the heavy Brown line plowed through the Harvard team for long gains. Even when the second team got the ball, it was unable to gain its distance. The most noticeable feature of the game was Hadden's breaking through and blocking Rankin's punt...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brown Seconds Win, 20-6 | 10/21/1907 | See Source »

On both offense and defense the Freshmen were superior, and the only serious weaknesses that the 1911 team displayed were the poor work of its quarterbacks and frequent fumbling. Corbett was the star of the Freshman team; he was down under every punt and no gains were made around his...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRESHMEN LOSE TO EXETER | 10/21/1907 | See Source »

Bird and M. C. Peirce at end did fairly well in getting down under punts, but on the defense Peirce was very weak, the Navy backs circling his end frequently for substantial gains. Butt, who played halfback for the first time, fumbled a good deal, and Cutting, who was put...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD DEFEATS NAVY, 6-0 | 10/21/1907 | See Source »

...gain of 70 yards. A penalty for holding then put the ball back 15 yards and Newhall made an onside kick which the Navy secured. Harvard got the ball again, and Burr caught Newhall's forward pass, running it to the 15-yard line. Here Harvard was held for downs on line plays. Douglass punted on the first down. Newhall tried a forward pass from Annapolis' 45-yard line, but Lange got the ball. Douglass then made a pretty 25-yard end run and kicked on the next play. Parker blocked the ball, W. Peirce recovered it and car- ried...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD DEFEATS NAVY, 6-0 | 10/21/1907 | See Source »

The third annual Freshman track meet was held in the Stadium yesterday afternoon. The weather was too cold to favor any record-breaking performances, and besides, a sharp wind was blowing down the back stretch. This did not prevent H. Jaques from running the mile in the remarkable time of...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRESHMAN TRACK MEET | 10/19/1907 | See Source »

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