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Word: fairs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1900-1909
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...team was offside for which it was penalized 5 yards. Wendell failed to gain through right guard, and Foster made but one yard around right end, so that Burr was forced to punt. Bowdoin secured the ball on the 5-yard line, and immediately punted back, Foster making a fair catch on the 35-yard line. Burr kicked a goal from placement, making the score of 4 to 0 in favor of the University team after 9 minutes of play...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD, 10; BOWDOIN, 0 | 10/4/1906 | See Source »

...HAVEN, CONN., October 3. - Yale defeated Wesleyan on Yale Field this afternoon by a score of 21 to 0, after rolling up 15 points in the first period of play. Two goals were made from the 30-yard line on fair catches by Knox. Against the Yale line Wesleyan was able to gain but two first downs in succession, and was forced to rely entirely on punting. Jones made the most spectacular play of the game by running the ball back 60 yards from the kick-off. Yale's backs were fast and clever, but against so small a team...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale, 21; Wesleyan, 0 | 10/4/1906 | See Source »

...last speaker, urged the new students to do their College work well and to take an unselfish interest in some form of University activity and to go into that with spirit. After the speaking, J. J. Rowe '07, leader of the Glee Club, lead the singing of "Fair Harvard;" and J. D. White '07 lead a long cheer

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: RECEPTION TO FRESHMEN | 10/2/1906 | See Source »

...over the line for a touchback. Waters kicked out to Newhall, and after a few gains a quarterback kick was tried, the ball going outside on the 31-yard line. After the next three plays William got the ball on downs. Waters then punted to Newhall who made a fair catch on the 40-yard line, and Parker barely missed a goal from placement. Waters again punted, Macdonald getting the ball on the 45-yard line. A quarterback kick followed, the ball going outside and to Williams. After a poor forward pass and a trick play which failed to gain...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD WON FOOTBALL | 10/1/1906 | See Source »

...back 25 yards. With the ball on the first team's 40-yard line, Foster failed to gain and Lockwood made a poor forward pass, the second team securing the ball. After a few short gains, Taylor tried a drop kick for a goal which failed, Foster making a fair catch on the five-yard line. The second team, however, interfered with the catch, so the ball was advanced 15 yards toward their goal. Foster punted to the second's 45-yard line; and as the second team failed to gain, Taylor kicked back to the University eleven...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NEITHER TEAM SCORED | 9/28/1906 | See Source »

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