Word: downs
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Saturday afternoon. Harvard won the toss and took the western side of the field with the wind in her favor. Yale starts off with a run by one of the rushers which is followed by a run by Beecher which gains a good deal of ground for Yale. Dudley downs Morrison and Gill, the latter gaining ground, however. Morrison gains nothing, but Beecher breaks through and makes a touchdown behind the posts, from which Watkinson kicks a goal. The ball is placed in the middle of the field, and Holden, by two rushes, gains twenty yards. Remington gains no ground...
...pretty rush. A second rush leaves him in the same place; but the third carried him over the line, giving him a touchdown near the fair line. The ball was punted out and heeled, but the try at goal failed. Yale gained twenty yards at once, but three downs gave them no more ground, Dudley throwing two men before they could stir. The half closed with the ball about in the middle of the field...
...five-yard line. Peabody returns the ball to Morrison and Watkinson makes an unsuccessful try for goal from a place kick at the forty yard line. Boyden makes ten yards, but rushes by Remington and Boyden do not advance the ball. Peabody kicks and Beecher gets the ball. Harding downs Beecher, and Adams throws Morrison. The ball goes back ten yards. Dudley throws Watkinson twice in succession, but Beecher gets in a long run, and is stopped by Sears at the fair line. No gain in three trials, and the ball goes ten yards. Dudley is hurt and Fletcher takes...
The air was cold, and a high wind was blowing down the field. '89 won the toss and took the west goal. Ninety failed to keep the ball long and good rushes by Scott and Perry brought it to the line, where the latter got it over. Scott kicked a...
F. B. JACOBS, Sec'y.'89 CREW BOOK. The members of '89 will have a chance next week to sign for copies of the annual Freshman Crew Book. The book will be illustrated, and will give an account of the crew from its organization to the New London victory. Men...