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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Foot Ball, Picked eleven vs. Roxbury Latin school on Divinity field at 4 o'clock...
...candidates for the first and second freshman elevens will be on the Divinity field at 3.30 sharp...
Play began at twenty minutes to three. Harvard had the east end of the field and the kick off. The ball was passed to Lee who made thirty-five yards by a very pretty run. Upton rushed twice in succession and gained fifteen more yards. Stickney ran across the line with the ball and made the first touchdown in thirty seconds after play began. No goal. Score 4-0. The ball was brought to the twenty-five yard line and McDonald made a good rush. On the third down Wesleyan was given five yards for Harvard's off side play...
...prevented Slayback from gaining, and on the next down Hall punted. B. Trafford caught the ball on the dead run and made a beautiful gain of twenty yards. On the second down he punted to Hall. McDonald dodged finely and brought the ball back near the middle of the field. Crosby fell on the ball. It was passed to White but Crane tackled him before he got started. The ball went to Wesleyan on a misplay of Dean's. The full-backs kicked back and forth for several minutes, neither side making any gain. At last Harvard adopted rushing tactics...
...holes in the opposing line and four downs gave the play to Wesleyan. Macdonald ran out from behind the goal around Crosby's end and made fifteen yards. Hall kicked, and White secured the ball. On the second down without gain, Trafford kicked a pretty goal from the field from the thirty yard line. Time 28 minutes. Score 55-2. With the ball in the middle of the field Slayback and McDonald made ineffectual attempts to rush. Lee and White both lost ground in their turns, and Slayback took the ball. He rushed finely and McDonald followed him with another...