Word: fought
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Another close and hard-fought game was lost by Harvard on Saturday afternoon. The game was one of the most exciting in the history of football. Harvard forced the play in the first half, and scored 6 points, but in the second half, Pennsylvania grew steadily stronger, and finally, in the last five minutes of time, made a touchdown and goal which won the game...
...practice of the past week the university team lined up against the college side for only one half each day. The rest of the time was occupied with signal practice and the trial of formation and trick plays. The eleven defeated Boston A. A. in an exciting and hard-fought game at the Field on election day, before a large crowd. The News has invited all members of the university to contribute songs for use at the Yale-Princeton game in New York. A committee will pass judgment on these songs and the best contributions will be published...
...last set was hard-fought throughout, though the games kept going to Ware and Scudder till the score stood 4-1 in their favor. At this point Holt and Ward rallied finely, and, winning point after point by swift drives and well-placed smashes, ran out five straight games, giving them the set, match and championship. The summary...
...that true Democracy for which he fought in life and in behalf of which his last supreme effort was made, we, inspired by his noble example, pledge ourselves anew...
Princeton won only after one of the longest and hardest fought matches that has been seen on any college diamond for a long while. With the exception of the instances mentioned above, the 'Varsity played great ball from first to last. The game decidedly had its bright side, for it showed Harvard men how good a game their team could play, and it showed the Nine how thoroughly the students are ready to support it even when the game seems lost...