Word: goals
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...blowing lengthwise of the field, from the south. Game was called soon after three o'clock. Princeton won the toss, and took the south side, in order to get the advantage of the wind. Warren kicked off for Harvard, and the ball was soon forced near to Harvard's goal. Harvard was then obliged to touch down several times, for safety. The two Cushings, and Morse, of Harvard, and McNair, of Princeton, made several fine plays. About ten minutes before the first three-quarters had expired, McNair got a chance for a drop-kick, and kicked a goal. The ball...
...wind, which was blowing hard. Harvard kicked off, and the sides were so much more evenly matched than in the previous game, that the ball was kept for the most part in the middle of the ground. Before the end of the first half-hour, however, Winsor kicked a goal, - the only one scored during the game. In the last half, Britannia had only fourteen men, as P. S. Ross had been severely hurt. They did their utmost to force the ball to Harvard's goal, but in vain, and the victory rested with us. Messrs. Bacon, Cushing, Nickerson, Manning...
...Monday several inches of snow covered the ground, but the game with McGill was commenced, and the first inning resulted in our favor, - one goal and a touchdown to nothing. Owing to the snow and cold, it was then mutually agreed by the captains not to play the second inning, but to call the game drawn. Our men reached home Tuesday morning, having been most cordially received and entertained while on their trip...
...playing of the two teams, I think I can truly say that Harvard excelled in offensive playing, while the Unions were far superior to us in defensive playing. The throwing of the Union team was superb; indeed, after our men had got the ball nearly up to the Union goal by hard running and splendid passing, one of the Union team would, by a gentle toss, send it spinning to the other end of the field, thus spoiling all advantages gained by a hard, fatiguing...
Where all did so well it seems unnecessary to particularize; but the playing of Squib, Foster, and R. Sturgis on the one side, and Lyons and the Union goal-keeper on the other side, deserves honorable mention...