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Weld started the game for '91 and gained ten yards, but after four downs without a gain, the ball went to '90. Crane kicked to the thirty yard line and Blaney was forced outside on trying to run. Bangs gained fifteen yards by running around the end. After three downs Nichols saved the ball from '90 by gaining a yard. Tyson broke through on Blaney and '91 lost five yards. Six runs by Bass, Blaney, and Weld in succession gained thirty five yards for '91, but the ball was lost to 90. The ball was immediately got back, with...
Other football games today are Yale vs Columbia at the Berkeley Oval, New York; Technology vs Amherst (championship game); Princeton vs University of Pennsylvania, (championship game) at Philadelphia, R. J. Corwin, referee; Cornell vs Lehigh, at Bethlehem; Swarthmore vs Haverford, at Swarthmore; Phillips Andover vs Yale Ninety-three at Andover...
...second game in the class championship series was payed yesterday afternoon between to and '91. Thirty, and twenty minute halfs were played, played. In the first half '91 had the ball most of the time and by hard work often forced it near '80's geal, only to have it sent down the field again by one of Crane's long kicks. Ninety-one gained her ground by shoves and short breaks through the rush line, while '90 made quick work in running around the ends and long klcks. In the second half '90 did most of the playing...
...ground for Ninety-two and Henry gained twenty yards but was forced off bounds. Fairchild and Parker, by successive rushes got thirty yards. Ninety three lost the ball. Johnson took Manning's place as full-back. Rushes by the three backs regained the lost ground and soon brought the game to Ninety-three's ten yard line. Johnson kicked. Fairchild kept Fortes from scoring. Both teams struggled hard so that Ninety-two was unable to score before three downs were called. Ninety-two got the ball. Forbes was pushed through and scored. No goal. Score 9-4. During the remaining...
...result of the first of the series of class football games, played yesterday afternoon, was for several reasons gratifying. In the first place there was some very creditable playing done-creditable to both teams alike. Of course there were occasional slips which have unfortunately to be expeeted at this early stage, and some considerable unnecessary delay at various times in putting the ball in play which protracted the game; for all that, however, the play was interesting and promised well for the future. The work of the freshmen, while not of course nearly so good as we expect later...