Word: goals
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Eighty-eight's poor passing and fumbling. Fargo again secured the ball but unluckily wrenched his ankle and was obliged to retire. His place was filled by Porter, while Noble took Porter's place at halfback. The freshmen by steady playing forced the ball threateningly near Exeter's goal, where instead of trying to secure a touch-down or a goal from the field, they wasted their energy in useless punting over Exter's goal line. Exeter then got a slight advantage by a good rush of Cook but the ball was returned by good punts from Eighty-eight...
Aided by the wind the Williams men forced the ball towards Harvard's touchline and there it remained for some minutes, neither side making any brilliant plays or much headway. This uncertainty was followed by a kick of the Williams' quarter-back toward his own goal, by which Harvard darned about 40 yards before the ball was secured by the Williams' full-back. By a kick of Willard the ball went up to the 10-yard line of the Willaims defence, but this advantage was lost by our men and Willians once more sent the ball far down the field...
...however, could not stand against the wind nor could they kick well. The result was that several long kicks by Willard and Kent sent the ball within the 25 yard line. The ball was forced over the line in a scrimmage and Homans made a touchdown. The try at goal failed as did all others made afterwards. Hurd here failed to secure a second touchdown, but Willians was forced to make a safety. Sharp play by Harvard kept the ball still near the 25-yard line and Willard was enabled to kick a beautiful goal from the field. The ball...
Then the backs do not play as well as we had hoped. The kicking is not as good as that of last year; the punts are not long enough. The backs should be out on the field practising kicking every afternoon long before the eleven arrives. Then too the goal kicking must be improved. It is disheartening to work hard for a touchdown and then lose the goal. Nothing discourages an eleven like that. The goal kicker must make himself as sure as he possibly can by constant, unflagging practice...
...second inning showed some improvement in the play of the Harvard eleven, and with the advantage of the light wind they kept the ball at Wesleyan's end of the grounds. Nothing was gained by either side, for when Harvard got the ball near the Wesleyan goal line Harvard could not force it through and lost the ball. Willard distinguished himself by remarkable fine catching throughout the game and by good low kicking. Peabody's tackling was of the best, he tackling two men in succession when they had passed all others. Kimball made some good kicks and several good...