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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Yale had the choice and took the ball, Harvard defending the east goal. Play was called and Beecher started to run, but was downed after advancing a few feet. Gill followed with a short run, as did Graves also. On the fourth down the ball went to Harvard. Corbin interfered, causing Harding to fumble, and Beecher dropped on the ball. On a fumble by Yale, Porter got the ball, and, in trying to run, ran outside the fair line. Another rush was made by Porter and Sears followed him, but ran outside. The ball was now taken in five yards...
...bail. Bull punted and Porter tried for a fair catch. He was prevented and a claim of interference was allowed, this giving Harvard five yards. Sears, Wood and Boyden each made five yards but the ball soon went to Yale on four downs. It was now within two feet of Yale's goal line. Bull tried to punt it out but Trafford stopped the kick and Wurtemburg made a touchdown for safety. Score, Yale 11, Harvard, 2. Yale punted the ball out, but Sears when about to return it was tackled by Beecher. Wallace now withdrew from the game being...
...college building which ex-Governor Leland Stanford is erecting in California is 600 feet long and 200 feet wide. It is in the form of a hollow square with a cloister 1,700 feet long. It is one story high and is designed after the style of the old Spanish missions which are among the most beautiful pieces of architecture in America...
...native city by making three more gifts to Cambridge. He offers this time, a site for a high school, a new city hall building and both the site and building for an industrial school for boys. It will be remembered that last spring he gave the city 75.000 feet of land and $75,000 with which to build a public library...
Harding begins the secona half by running to the twenty-five yard line. Slay back tackles him. He does most of tackling and plays a sharp game. Butler goes to within two feet of line, and Holden in two minutes has scored. Goal; 60-0. Sears misses the ball. Holden fumbles, and Trafford downs it. Piper makes splendid run up to fifteen-yard line. Harvard loses on fumble, but gets ball again. Sears makes a touchdown; 64-0. Cumnock makes another brilliant play, scoring from try at goal. Score, 70-0, as Holden kicks a goal. Wesleyan kicks ball...